Owner of the property nowhere to be found

Gunfire erupted in Birmingham's College Hills neighborhood. The shooting occurred at an Airbnb around 3 a.m. on Monday, August 12. Several homes were damaged and a car was destroyed. Reginald Childress believes the company could do more to keep his neighborhood safe. “They could do more by improving surveillance, and if we want them in the community, we need to do more policing,” Childress said.>>PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Airbnb shooting caught on video worries College Hills community The following is a statement from an Airbnb spokesperson sent to WVTM 13 News on Monday, August 19: “We condemn the reported behavior, which has no place on our platform. We immediately removed a guest account when this incident was reported to us, are supporting the host, and stand ready to assist Birmingham Police with their further investigation. Parties are prohibited on Airbnb and we continually invest in measures to enforce this policy and prevent isolated incidents.” The home on the Airbnb website was listed as a host with the name Jabari, but the property is owned by a company called Infinity Investments. Phone numbers for the company were unavailable. Fortunately, no injuries were reported in the incident and Childress says the violence needs to stop. “Just be realistic; there is nothing so important or so infuriating that you want to endanger someone else’s life; it could be your mother, it could be your grandmother,” Childress said. Police confirmed the incident but would not release the report.>> WVTM 13 ON THE GO: Download our app for freeWVTM has also reached out to the city to speak to the council member who represents College Hills but has not heard back. Childress says the owner of the property has reached out to those affected to potentially reimburse them for the damages.