Birmingham police are investigating an altercation involving Birmingham mayor William Bell and council member Marcus Lundy that sent both men to the hospital.

Few details were immediately available, but paramedics were seen leaving the mayor's office shortly before 11 a.m. City officials tweeted shortly after noon that Bell was undergoing a CT scan and MRI. The president of the city council shared with reporters photos that showed bloody scratches on Lundy's leg

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Officials said the two went into a back room to talk about a consultant. The discussion became heated and the mayor tried to leave. No one else was in the room. At some point, Lundy put his hands around the mayor's neck and tried to pull him back, squeezing and leaving marks, a source told AL.com.