4 shot in shootout outside Alabama bar

Four people were shot and injured after a wildfire erupted outside an Alabama bar early Sunday morning.

Three men and a woman were shot dead near Tin Roof, a bar in Birmingham’s Lakeview Entertainment District, officers said, according to AL.com.

An off-duty police officer was working inside Tin Roof at around 12.45pm when someone reportedly rushed into the bar to say there had been a shooting outside.

Authorities found a man who had been shot and a woman who had been grazed by a bullet in the parking lot, according to the report.

An SUV reportedly fled the scene before being stopped not far from the bar.

Two seriously injured men, one with life-threatening injuries, were found inside the car fleeing the scene, police told the outlet.

Police Lt. Ron Harless reportedly said it appeared several people fired multiple shots.

The four gunshot victims were transported to an area hospital.

The Tin Roof was closed immediately after the shooting. Patrons inside the bar said they did not hear the gunshots before they were asked to leave.

It is unclear what led to the melee and the shooting is still under investigation, police said.