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Domestic shooting kills 3, sparks manhunt in Alabama

GARDENDALE, Ala. (AP) – Authorities searched for a Florida man described as armed and dangerous Wednesday after a shooting that left three people dead in a domestic dispute at an Alabama mobile home community near Birmingham.

Gardendale police released a photo of a potential suspect and told residents to stay inside during the manhunt.

Police Chief Mike Walker said all the victims were adults with a family relationship to suspect Kenneth Dion Lever, 52, of Santa Rosa County near Pensacola, Florida.

Others outside the family aren’t believed to be in danger, Walker told reporters, but he warned against approaching Lever.

Neighbors described hearing multiple gunshots. Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said investigators were still at the scene and no identities were available.