Markeila Frazier

A 14-year-old girl was shot Saturday morning when a hail of drive-by gunfire erupted in a south Birmingham neighborhood.

The shooting happened about 9:30 a.m. in the 900 block of 47th Street North, said Sgt. Bryan Shelton. The teen victim was in a vehicle when residents in the community known as Baby Kingston said at least two men drove through firing anywhere from between 50 to 100 rounds. At least two guns were used, including a rifle.

The girl - Markeila Frazier - was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her cousin. The two go every morning together to exercise and had stopped to talk to someone on 47th Street when the shooting started. Her cousin rushed her to Children's of Alabama.

Markeila's mother, TyKeila Johnson, said her daughter was shot in the back and the arm. She is in stable condition and is awake, sitting up and talking. "She's a strong little girl,'' Johnson said. "We just prayed and thank God she's OK. I thank everyone that's been praying."

The bullets left holes in multiple other vehicles, a motorcycle and two houses. Sharon Thomas said she was asleep on the couch when she heard the gunfire erupt.

"I heard a lot of gunshots going on, approximately 50 to 100, it was just constant. I know that I shouldn't but I was trying to get to the door and ease and see what was going on,'' Thomas said. "By that time, I heard shots coming through the window and my kids were in and out of the room and I was telling them, 'get down, get down' and I fell down on the floor. And then when it was over with, I calmed down and looked out and saw what looked like two shots in my window."

"It makes me uncomfortable, but I know that the answer to it is not moving,'' she said. "Every where you go is violence. It's actually just sad what is going on."

Thomas said it's fortunate she got up to open the door. "The bullets hit right above where I was sleeping at,'' she said. "Once I opened the door, I saw some young men down the street changing guns and getting into cars and rolling around like they still was looking for trouble."

Investigators and evidence technicians responded to the scene and were canvassing the neighborhood for witnesses, shell casings and other evidence. No arrests have been made.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.