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Mourners walk out of a housing complex at the scene of an overnight shooting. David Goldman/AP/Press Association Images
Auburn
American football stars among victims of Alabama shooting - reports
Three people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a student accommodation in Auburn overnight.
TWO FORMER UNIVERSITY football players were killed in a shooting in the Alabama city of Auburn last night, according to local reports.
Ed Christian, Ladarious Phillips and one other person were shot dead by a gunman who was attending a party at a student accommodation in the university city last night.
Another man named locally as Eric Mack - a current Auburn Tigers player – is in hospital suffering from a gunshot wound.
At least five people were shot during the incident.
According to AP, the gunman opened fire after a fight broke out during a pool party at the apartment complex just minutes away from campus.
Auburn Police Chief Tommy Dawson told the Opelika-Auburn News that police were called Saturday night. He did not say who was shot or discuss their conditions.
-Additional reporting by AP
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