BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - A case of mistaken identity led to a shootout in Birmingham's Lakeview area that wounded a man and a woman Friday morning.

The pair was in a yellow pickup truck when gunfire erupted. One of the victims was shot in the head; the other in the arm. Police said both are expected to survive their injuries.

The shooting happened about 11 a.m. at the intersection of 30th Street and Third Avenue South, across the street from Pepper Place. Birmingham police spokesman Lt. Sean Edwards said it appears the shooting stemmed from a burglary that happened about a week ago.

The owner of the yellow pickup truck accused today's suspected shooter of breaking into his home and stealing items. He confronted the man last week and demanded his stolen items back. The suspect told him he would shoot him the next time he saw him, Edwards said.

This morning, the burglary victim's cousin was driving his yellow truck. He and the woman were traveling westbound when the shooter spotted it, and thought it was the owner driving.

He turned around, blocked in the truck, got out and opened fire, Edwards said. The man in the truck grabbed his own gun and returned fire.

Police and witnesses said at least six shots were fired.

The shooter fled from the scene in a silver Honda CRV. Police radio transmissions said there were three to four black males inside the fleeing SUV.

The male victim was shot in the shoulder area. The female victim was shot in the head. Both were conscious and alert as they were questioned by police at the scene and taken to UAB Hospital.

A witness was at his nearby business when he heard the shots ring out. He ran outside to see what was happening and check on other business owners in the area. The male victim was on the phone telling someone he'd been shot.

When police arrived on the scene, the witness said, the male victim told police the shooter's name and used his cell phone to show police a picture of the shooter on Facebook.

The victim also tried to call the shooter with officers standing there, and then told them, "He didn't answer."

The female victim, witnesses said, asked onlookers to call her mother and tell her she had been shot.

Police are actively searching for the shooters. No arrests have been announced.