By Associated Press - Friday, December 18, 2020

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A student who was fatally shot in a parking lot outside the student center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham apparently was killed during a meeting about selling headphones, authorities said Friday.

Police said Destiny Danielle Washington, 20, of Trussville was shot outside Hill Student Center on Thursday night and then driven in a private vehicle to Children’s of Alabama, the hospital where she was pronounced dead, news outlets reported.

Police believe the woman, who was studying nursing, was shot during a meeting arranged to sell headphones, according to a statement by UAB.



Authorities did not immediately announce any arrests.

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