🌱 Birmingham Teen Shot In Apartment + One Person Dies In Van Crash

Good morning, everybody! I'm back with your new edition of the Birmingham Daily, fresh off the presses. Let's get this Friday started off right, with a quick review of the most important things going on these days in town.

First, today's weather:

A shower and t-storm; humid. High: 88 Low: 72.

Here are the top three stories in Birmingham today:

1. A teenage boy is in critical condition after shots were fired into an apartment Wednesday night. According to police, the shooting happened just before 8:30 p.m. at The Rev. Dr. Morrell Todd Homes in Kingston. The boy was playing video games with his friends when he was hit in the "upper area" of his body. Police are asking anyone with information to come forward. (AL.com)
2. Would it be editorializing too much to say the contest looks rigged? Birmingham was ranked 96th on a list of the top 100 cities in America, according to a consulting firm specializing in tourism and real estate. The Magic City was placed between Memphis and Chattanooga. Top-ranked cities included New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. (AL.com)
3. One person is dead after a van flipped and caught on fire Thursday morning. According to Birmingham Fire and Rescue, the van went off the road, flipped, and crashed through a wrought iron railing in front of the Garden of Hope apartments in the 2000 block of Jefferson Ave SW. (WBRC)

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Today in Birmingham:

• 2022 Alabama Triennial, At Abroms-Engel Institute For The Visual Arts (12:00 PM)
• Film Classics Of 1942 & Brown Bag Lunch: Yankee Doodle Dandy, At Homewood Public Library (12:00 PM)
• Summer Movie: Finding Nemo, At Woodlawn Branch Library (3:00 PM)
• Chill Mode, At Smithfield Branch Library (3:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Birmingham Police Department is looking for two witnesses of a Jun. 12 robbery. The two women may be able to assist the police in investigating the event. Watch a video at the link. (Birmingham Police Department, Alabama via Facebook)
• James Spann shared a photo of a lightning strike in Tuscaloosa. See a shot of the crackling electricity at the link. (James Spann via Instagram)
• The city of Birmingham's government celebrated the restoration of the historic A.G. Gaston Motel yesterday, Jun. 30. See photos of the ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring Mayor Woodfin and Secretary Pete Buttigieg. (City of Birmingham Government via Instagram)
• Click the link to find top-rated Birmingham area professionals to tackle all your to-dos! (Patch)

Alrighty, you're all good for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with a new update.

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.