Larry Duncan

One man is dead and two others wounded following a shootout Sunday morning at an intersection in the city's popular Lakeview District.

Birmingham police on Sunday afternoon identified the fatality victim as Larry Duncan. He was 42.

Police said two on-duty city workers got into a dispute, and then a shootout, with another man, who was later determined to be an off-duty city worker. Duncan was with the off-duty city worker, but was not involved in the shootout.

Sgt. Bryan Shelton provided this account of what happened:

At about 4:02 a.m. Sunday, South Precinct officers responded to the 2800 block of Seventh Avenue South after police working off-duty in the area heard shots fired and called for assistance.

When they arrived, they found the victim - later identified as Duncan - lying in the roadway suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to UAB Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

A second man was located in the same area suffering from a gunshot wound to his right leg. That man - an off-duty Birmingham City worker - was taken to Grandview Medical Center by Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service, where he was treated and released. After treatment, he was taken to Birmingham Police Headquarters for questioning.

A third man - an on-duty city sanitation worker - was also shot multiple times and was taken to UAB Hospital in a Birmingham City sanitation work truck. His condition has not been released.

The preliminary investigation showed a verbal altercation took place between a citizen and two City of Birmingham Street and Sanitation Department workers who were in the area collecting trash. During that altercation, one of the on-duty city workers exchanged gunfire with the citizen, who was later discovered to be an off-duty city employee. Both city employees and the deceased victim - Duncan - were struck by gunfire.

Police said Duncan was with the off-duty city employee, but said Duncan did not fire an shots. The off-duty employee has been placed on a hold pending any formal charges.

Shelton said police are only releasing Duncan's name at this time.

The shooting happened in the middle of the street near Babalu, and continued down the street,police said. At least 15 shots were fired.

There were multiple bar patrons, food vendors and others in the area when the gunfire erupted. One of those vendors was just feet from the gunfire, and was being taken to police headquarters for questioning. He was visibly shaken, and said he couldn't talk about what he saw.

Several other witnesses were also taken in for questioning to help police piece together what happened. Dozens of people were still at nearby Nana Funks when the shooting happened, and said they saw rescue workers doing chest compressions on one of the victims.

Several cars were also hit by bullets. Police were collecting evidence, which included multiple shell casings, and hoped surveillance video from businesses and an ATM could provide more clues.

Duncan is the city's 51st homicide victim of 2017. Of those, five have been ruled justifiable and therefore aren't deemed criminal.