Police investigating shooting involving an officer in Birmingham

BREAKING NEWS OUT OF EAST BIRMINGHAM. BIRMINGHAM POLICE JUST CONFIRMED THEY ARE INVESTIGATING AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING. THIS IS AT A HOME ON BRONSON AVENUE IN THE ZION CITY AREA. ERIN LLEWELLYN LIVE FOR US FROM THE AREA AREA. ERIN, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? YES. SO SINCE THE LAST TIME WE CHECKED IN WITH YOU ALL AT THE STATION, WE MOVED UP A LITTLE BIT CLOSER. SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE ON BRONSON AVENUE HERE IN ZION CITY COMMUNITY. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS STILL A VERY ACTIVE INVESTIGATION FROM WHERE WE ARE. YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF POLICE CARS THAT ARE STILL UP HERE IN THIS AREA. BUT AGAIN, WE WERE ALLOWED TO MOVE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER AS WE TALKED TO POLICE HERE ON SCENE. THEY TELL US THAT IT’S ALWAYS EASIER TO HAVE A LARGE SCENE AS THEY’RE STARTING THE INVESTIGATION AND THEN CONDENSE IT DOWN AS THEY FIND NEW DETAILS. SO THAT IS WHY WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE UP HERE. BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE HAVE FOUND OUT IS THAT THIS IS AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING. AT THIS POINT, IT IS UNCLEAR IF THE OFFICER WAS SHOT OR IF THE OFFICER FIRED HIS GUN, BUT WE ARE WORKING TO GET THAT INFORMATION. AGAIN, CHIEF MICHAEL PICKETT IS HERE ON SCENE AND SO HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET AN UPDATE FROM THE BIRMINGHAM POLICE DEPARTMENT. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS A VERY ACTIVE SCENE. OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING. NEW INFORMATION THAT WE ARE LEARNING. SINCE THE LAST TIME THAT WE SPOKE TO YOU ALL. SO AS SOON AS WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION, WE WILL BRING THAT TO YOU ON AIR AND ONLINE. FOR NOW, WE’RE LIVE HERE I