GOODWATER, Ala. (AP) — One person was hurt Thursday in a shooting at a municipal court in Alabama, authorities said.
No one was killed, according to Coosa County Coroner Alan Wingfield, who said the wounded person was rushed to a hospital. There was no immediate word on his or her condition.
Frank Teel, a lawyer in nearby Rockford, said the shooting happened during municipal court, although it's unclear whether cases were being heard at the time. His brother, attorney Carlton Teel, serves as the city judge and was in the building.
"I've not talked to him, but I'm told he was OK," Frank Teel said. "It's my understanding no one was hit, but his office manager had powder burns."
Dennis Connell, who works at a grocery store in the town, said emergency vehicles swarmed around City Hall, where the city courtroom is located on the second floor. One person told WSFA-TV that two shots were heard.
The town of 1,500 is about 60 miles north of Montgomery.
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