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Video captures moment high school football game is stopped by gunshots

A high school football game in Alabama was stopped tonight after gunshots were fired outside the stadium.

The video below captures the moment that gunshots were heard and players laid on the field as the PA announcer told everyone to stay calm and stay down:

Here’s the moment gunshots stopped the Jackson-Olin Fairfield game tonight in Alabama. #AHSAA @AHSAAUpdates pic.twitter.com/SAp0whNcoi

— Chad uea00 (@ChadBlue83) September 25, 2021

According to WVTM 13 News, one person was injured but the injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.