On September 21, 2024, four people were killed and seventeen were injured in a mass shooting at an entertainment venue in the Five Points South neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama, United States.

[7] Police responded to calls about the shooting, and found two men and a woman unconscious; they were pronounced dead at the scene.

[9] Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond said that "some of the victims that were killed had extensive criminal histories", but he also added that he believed many of those shot were "collateral damage".

State Representatives Phillip Ensler, Allen Treadaway, Russell Bedsole, Travis Hendrix, and Rex Reynolds prefiled a bill that would make it so that individuals who knowingly have firearms that have a part or parts attached to them that can convert the pistol into a fully automatic weapon that can fire multiple rounds in a short period can be charged with a Class C felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

House speaker pro tempore Chris Pringle said that Mayor Woodfin was trying to blame the legislature and that they were "not responsible for most of these issues".

The executive order is designed to target trigger switches by creating a task force which will issue a report in 90 days about the federal government's capacity to detect and seize the devices, as well as an effort to address the trauma caused by active shooter drills in schools.

"[18][19] On September 27, a vigil was held for shooting victim Anitra Holloman at Railroad Park with her family members and friends in attendance.