One man was killed and another three were wounded in a late Saturday afternoon shooting in the Mobile Junction neighborhood in Bessemer.

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says one man, 37, was transported from the scene with life-threatening injuries and later died at UAB Hospital.

The shooting occurred at around 5:30 p.m. in a vacant lot in the 200 block of Elm Street Southwest in Bessemer.

According to officials at the scene, the men were standing around a burn barrel drinking when an argument erupted.

Two of the men pulled guns and began shooting. Four men, ages 28, 37, 37 and 45, were struck. The severity of their injuries is unknown.

The name of the fatal victim hasn't been released pending notification of next of kin.

Investigators say the shooters ran from the scene and hasn't been apprehended.

A neighbor, who didn't want to be identified, said the shooting is unusual for the quiet neighborhood.

She heard multiple gunshots, but she didn't venture outside of her residence to see what was going on before police arrived.

The woman said it is normal for men to stand around the burn barrel, but she didn't think they lived in the neighborhood.

Another woman said she watched as emergency personnel performed CPR on one of the shooting victims.

Updated at 9 p.m. to indicate one of the victim's died from his injuries.