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A mass shooting in downtown Montgomery left at least two dead and 12 injured.

Gov. Kay Ivey is extending the state police presence in Montgomery in response to the violence.

The governor is also reviewing state alcohol laws for licensed establishments in the city.

Gov. Kay Ivey said Monday that she will extend state police presence across more of downtown Montgomery and other parts of the city while reviewing state alcohol laws in the wake of a Saturday mass shooting that left at least two dead and 12 injured.

Changes coming to Montgomery

Ivey is working to extend Capitol Police patrol areas and to expand the reach of the Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit, which was formed in 2024 to fight a spike of violent crime in Montgomery, she announced in an Oct. 6 statem

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