Residents say deadly Birmingham shooting that was streamed live was an ambush

A 21-year-old woman was shot and killed when a fight broke out last night at the Monarch Ridge Apartments in Birmingham. Many people were outside when it happened, and some even livestreamed the fight and shooting. No one is in custody. Witnesses report hundreds of shots were fired here last night, and today's crime scene certainly confirms that. There are cars with windows and tires shot out, as well as many bullet holes in the walls and windows of the apartments. The shooting started after two women, one of whom was reportedly the victim, Asia Poole, got into a fight before the shots were fired. Witnesses described what happened here as World War III. The Monarch Ridge apartment building bears the scars of what unfolded here Tuesday night. Hundreds of bullets pierced the walls and windows of the apartments, shattering car windows and popping tires. In the volley of fire, Asia Poole was shot and killed. One of her neighbors, who wished to remain anonymous, said, “We're talking about a 21-year-old who lost her life, can't raise her child, left a 4-year-old without a father and mother.” Her neighbors say they fear retaliation. However, what began as a fistfight between Poole and another woman ended in an ambush. They said, “There were about four or five cars. They were at different angles. Like they had this whole two-block section blocked off, like there's no way out. You have no choice but to lie on the ground.” The fight was streamed live on social media and audio footage was captured of the over three-minute exchange of gunfire, in which witnesses said pistols and automatic weapons were used. Sergeant Poole said, “I was surprised that people were arriving on the streets of San Francisco and that they were there. I was surprised that people were arriving in the streets of San Francisco and that they were on their way there.” Laquitta Wade of the Birmingham Police Department said, “It's alarming how many people were present and did not intervene in the fight to, you know, prevent the situation. It's sad.” >> FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Witnesses say if someone had intervened, he would be dead too. One witness said, “A lot of people are afraid to go out and talk. A lot of people are afraid to get involved because they're afraid of the youth who have so much gun violence now.” Residents said they were afraid for themselves and their children. There used to be a security guard in a guard shack at the entrance to the apartments, but that shack is now boarded up. Residents said that's because someone shot out the windows.