A Tennessee father of seven was among two family members killed in a domestic shooting inside a Birmingham apartment.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as Sonny Arrington, 43, of Clarksville, Tenn. and Carlton Rufus Allen, 76, of Birmingham.

The shooting happened as family members had gathered for a barbecue following the funeral of a 29-year-old man shot to death in Fairfield one week ago.

The 26-year-old suspect, Arrington’s niece and Allen’s great niece, remains held in the Birmingham City Jail pending formal charges for capital murder of two or more people.

The suspect’s sister was also wounded in the Saturday shooting but is expected to survive.

She was taken into custody about two hours aftrt the deadly shooting.

The gunfire erupted just before 11:30

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