UPS worker shot and killed in targeted attack while leaving work, police say

Police in Birmingham, Alabama, are searching for the gunman who fatally shot a UPS worker in a targeted attack, authorities said.

The shooting happened around 6:05 p.m. Tuesday as the victim was walking to his car at a UPS facility in Birmingham after his shift ended, said Birmingham Police Sgt. Laquitta Wade said in a video statement Tuesday evening.

He was confronted by a gunman who fired shots then fled the scene, Wade said.

No one is in custody, Wade said.