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A Fourth Alabama Player Was at a Deadly Shooting, in a Car Hit by Bullets

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The presence of a fourth Crimson Tide player at the deadly shooting in January has come to light as the team begins its run as the top overall seed in the N.C.A.A. men’s tournament.

Alabama players during a practice session on Wednesday in Birmingham, Ala., ahead of their first-round N.C.A.A. tournament game scheduled for Thursday.Credit...Alex Slitz/Getty Images

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A fatal January shooting that involved members of the top-ranked Alabama men’s basketball team, which has loomed over the Crimson Tide as they chase a national championship, could have been even more deadly, as surveillance video showed that two players were in a car struck by bullets in the crossfire.