In the meantime, the Montgomery Public Safety Department is doing its best to calm the public's fears and set the record straight.



The Facebook post in question alluded to a child being fatally wounded in a shooting on Madison Avenue this past Saturday, December 17. That area of downtown Montgomery was busy with the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl taking place at Cramton Bowl that day. The post caused a firestorm on social media and alarmed many in the community.



The Public Safety Department addressed the post on Tuesday on the Safe Montgomery Facebook page, redacting the woman's name from the original message. In it, she writes: "Early this morning, I heard a bunch of gun shots across the street. I went over to check on the neighbors. A 12 year old boy that I have coached for a few years was hit by a stray bullet and died. Dev was a sweet young man, it breaks my heart he went this way. Stay safe y'all and pray for our streets."