A man was critically wounded in an early-morning shooting in Bessemer.

The shooting happened about 12:06 a.m. in the 3200 block of Sixth Avenue North. Bessemer police Sgt. Cortice Miles said late this afternoon that officers were dispatched to the scene on a report of someone shot. When they arrived, they found the victim sitting in a car and he was suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body.

The victim, whose name and age hasn't been released, was treated on the scene by Bessemer Fire and Rescue, and then taken to UAB Hospital. He is listed in critical condition. A second person inside the vehicle wasn't injured.

Miles said officers found several bullet holes in the car, and a large amount of blood inside. One or more suspects fired into the vehicle, he said. Detectives are interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence he said. No arrests have been made.

Later in the morning, about 10:14 a.m., a man told police he was shot twice in the leg in the 1800 block of 15th Street North. Officers went to the scene and found a car in the driveway with bullet holes and blood both outside and inside. Just 10 minutes prior to that, officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 500 block of Fifth Avenue West. No one was found to be injured, but police towed two cars from that scene.

On Saturday night in Bessemer, a 39-year-old man was shot to death and two others injured at a cookout in the 1800 block of 15th Street North. Officers arrived on that scene and found Robert King Williams dead, and a man and woman injured.

More than 100 people were on the street at the time of the incident, which makes the investigation more difficult, Miles said. Today, police said they have three to five persons of interest in the homicide case, but have not announced any arrests. "Detectives are certain that more than one person was shooting during the cookout,'' Miles said. "It is unknown at this time if Mr. Williams was the intended victim."

Miles said late this evening detectives aren't quite sure whether any or all of the shootings are linked.