WEBVTT . CHIP: JEFF, BIRMINGHAM POLICE SAY THEY FOUND A MAN SHOT INSIDE OF A CAR ALONG VALLEY AVENUE JUST AFTER 1:00 THIS MORNING. INVESTIGATORS SAY IT APPEARS THE MAN WAS SIMPLY A BYSTANDER, CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE. HE WAS TAKEN TO UAB WHERE HE DIED. OFFICERS SAY ANOTHER MAN WAS ALSO IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING, BUT WAS NOT HURT. NO SUSPECTS SO FAR. ABOUT TWO HOURS EARLIER, BIRMINGHAM POLICE SAY THEY FOUND A MAN LYING IN FRONT OF A MECHANIC SHOP ON PARK AVENUE. THEY SAY HE WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES AND DIED ON THE SCENE. AUTHORITIES SAY THE VICTIM HELPED OUT AT THE SHOP SOME. NO MOTIVE OR SUSPECT IN THIS SHOOTING. AND ALSO AROUND 11:00 LAST NIGHT, POLICE SAY THEY FOUND A MAN IN AN ALLEYWAY ON 28TH STREET SOUTHWEST. HE TOO WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES AND DIED ON THE SCENE. THE VICTIM LIVED NEAR WHERE THE SHOOTING HAPPENED, BUT OFFICERS DON’T HAVE ANY OTHER INFORMATION RIGHT NOW. DETECTIVES ARE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION IN ALL 3 OF THESE SHOOTINGS. THEY HAVEN’T SAID YET IF ANY OF THEM ARE CONNECTED. JEFF? JE