Shooting at a party in Alabama leaves three dead and over a dozen injured

Fifteen people were injured and three were killed in a shooting at a large spring event in Stockton, Alabama, on Saturday, police said.

The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office announced the injuries and fatalities in a Facebook post Sunday evening. Authorities said the mass shooting began around 9:30 p.m. in a field on Upper Bryants Landing Road.

“Our preliminary investigation indicates that residents hosted a May Day event yesterday in an open field on Upper Bryant (sic) Landing Road,” the post said.

Authorities say the event, with around 1,000 attendees, was peaceful “until an argument broke out.”

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Upper Bryants Landing Road on Google Maps

The fatal shooting began around 9:30 p.m. in a field on Upper Bryants Landing Road. (Fox News / Google Maps)

“(The argument) resulted in at least one person firing multiple shots into the large crowd,” officials said. “A total of eighteen people were shot in this incident. Unfortunately, three of the victims succumbed to their injuries.”

Authorities are actively searching for suspects. They believe several armed men were involved and are “following up on these leads,” police said.

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Exterior view of the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office

The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating the incident. (Google Maps)

“This is a tragic event that touches many lives in our community,” the sheriff’s office added in its statement. “We are working very hard to bring this case to a resolution, but without help we cannot make arrests or successfully prosecute the perpetrators.”

The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in investigating this incident. Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact police at 251-972-8589, option 7.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office for additional information but did not receive a response.