4 dead and 28 injured

Concealed Carry

[ad_1]

play

DADEVILLE, Ala. – Authorities in Alabama were imploring people to come forward with information Sunday about a shooting that killed four people and injured 28 others during a teenager’s birthday party.

banner

The shooting happened at a birthday party in downtown Dadeville at around 10:30 p.m., Sgt. Jeremy Burkett of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. There was no initial confirmation about what led to the shooting, and Burkett did not identify a suspect but said the person is no longer a threat to the community.

“There were four lives tragically lost in this incident and there’s been a multitude of injuries,” Burkett said during a news conference Sunday.

Burkett said 28 individuals had sustained a “wide variety of injuries” during the shooting with some in critical condition. Fifteen teenagers were reportedly treated for gunshot wounds at Dadeville’s Lake Martin Community Hospital, hospital spokesperson Heidi Smith told media outlets.

Of the 15 teens, six have been treated and released while nine have been transferred to other medical facilities, Smith told CNN. Five of the hospitalized teens were in critical condition and four were stable. Some victims were flown to a trauma center in Birmingham, Alabama, according to NPR. 

The shootings rocked the city of 3,200 residents, which is about 57 miles ) northeast of Montgomery, Alabama. The gunfire erupted in Mahogany Masterpiece dance studio, which was converted from the old Bank of Dadeville two years ago. 

LOUISVILLE BANK SHOOTING:Body camera video shows officers fired at in gunman’s ‘ambush’

Pastor Ben Hayes, who serves as the chaplain for the Dadeville Police Department and for the local high school football team, said most of the victims were teens. He said the shooting occurred at a birthday party for a 16-year-old, and the violence has shaken the small town where serious crime is rare.

“One of the young men that was killed was one of our star athletes and just a great guy. So I knew many of these students. Dadeville is a small town and this is going to affect everybody in this area,” Hayes said.

Hayes said families had swarmed the local hospital Saturday night searching for answers and the condition of their children. He added that serious crime is rare in Dadeville, and the small city is “sad, traumatized, in shock.”

MASS SHOOTINGS THIS YEAR:100 days into 2023, Louisville attack marks nation’s 146th mass shooting and 15th mass killing

Annette Allen told the Montgomery Advertiser, part of the USA TODAY Network, that her grandson, Philstavious “Phil” Dowdell, was killed in Saturday night’s shooting. 

Dowdell was a Dadeville High School senior who had signed with Jacksonville State University. Allen said he was attending a party celebrating his sister Alexis’ sweet 16 birthday before it was interrupted by gunfire. 

Dowdell died from his injuries, according to Allen. And his mother was among those hurt in the shooting.

“He was a very, very humble child. Never messed with anybody. Always had a smile on his face,” Allen said, calling his grin that “million-dollar smile.” 

Jacksonville State football coach Rich Rodriguez released a statement in response to the shooting Sunday afternoon. 

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Philstavious Dowdell and the other victims of the senseless tragedy last night,” Rodriguez said in the statement. “He was a great young man with a bright future. My staff and I are heartbroken and hope that everyone will support his family through this difficult time.”

Allen asked for prayers for the county and the surrounding area.

“Everybody’s grieving,” she said.

‘Babies – very devastating’

Ashley Hill lives in Opelika, but she traveled to downtown Dadeville with two other women after hearing about the shootings to find out whether a friend of the family was safe. “Babies – very devastating,” she said of the teens that had been at the studio.

Dadeville was hit by at least one prior mass shooting when a gunman on Aug. 28, 2016, wounded five people during a party at the American Legion Hall.

“This morning, I grieve with the people of Dadeville and my fellow Alabamians. Violent crime has no place in our state, and we are staying closely updated by law enforcement as details emerge,” Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said in a statement posted on social media.

Dadeville, the county seat of Tallapoosa County in East Central Alabama, has a population of about 3,000 people and is about 57 miles northeast of Montgomery.

“The city of Dadeville is a tight-knit community full of wonderful people,” Dadeville Chief of Police Jonathan Floyd told reporters Sunday morning. “What we’ve dealt with is something no community should have to endure.” 

After a new law took effect in January, anyone 18 or over may carry a handgun in the state without a permit, background check or safety training in Alabama. Gov. Kay Ivey signed the legislation into the law that repealed the concealed carry permit requirement in March 2022. 

Alabama has no state law that restricts or defines “assault weapons” or “large capacity magazines” and doesn’t regulate machine guns as a class of firearm, according to the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action. 

President Joe Biden was briefed on the shooting, the White House said. The president was monitoring the situation and has been in touch with local officials and law enforcement to offer support, officials said.

In response to this weekend’s gun violence, Biden called on lawmakers to act on gun safety reforms. 

“This morning, our nation is once again grieving for at least four Americans tragically killed at a teen’s birthday party in Dadeville, Alabama as well as two others killed last night in a crowded public park in Louisville,” Biden said in a statement Sunday afternoon.

The Dadeville shooting occurred around the same time two people were killed and four others were injured in Louisville, Kentucky, by someone who shot into a crowded park Saturday evening.

Officers were dispatched around 9 p.m. to Chickasaw Park where “someone starting shooting into the crowd, hitting at least six people, Louisville Metro Police Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey said. Four people were taken to University Hospital.

Five people were killed and eight were injured in a shooting rampage at Old National Bank in Louisville on April 10, including two LMPD officers. The gunman, who was an employee at the bank, was killed by officers. A motive for the shooting has not been released.

“This has been an unspeakable week of tragedy for our city,” Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said at the press conference Saturday night. “This is not our city. This is not who we are. This is not who we want to be. … This is enough.”

The nonprofit Gun Violence Archive tracks all mass shootings, defined as a shooting in which at least four victims are hit by gunfire. The attack in Dadeville is the 160th mass shooting in the country this year, according to the archive.

Contributing: The Associated Press

Follow Adrianna Rodriguez on Twitter: @AdriannaUSAT. 



[ad_2]

Source link

Articles You May Like

Watch vs. Warning: Turn a Weather Alert Into a Household Action

45 Comments

  1. орманда сайрайды сайраудан талмайды,
    жайнаған бақтың әншісі масса деген не физика, масса деген не математика атом құрылымы, атом құрамы требования к присвоению спортивных разрядов, как получить кмс в казахстане

  2. медициналық құжаттардың түрлері мен формасы регионы-реципиенты
    это, дотационная область майданова анадэль алмас адамовна, саткалиев алмасадам майданович биография серік
    ибрагимов қыз бала гүл текст, құрал молжанов
    қыз бала гүл скачать

  3. үлгілік оқу бағдарламасы 2022-2023
    балабақшада, стандарт балабақша 2023-2024 бесплатный психолог онлайн,
    онлайн психолог бесплатно для
    подростков жапырағы жасыл жаутерек, ағынды сулар аймақ
    көл мұрат мөңкеұлы стилі, мұрат мөңкеұлы шығармалары

  4. якутск погода летом, погода на завтра
    якутия ауыл бұл, ауыл туралы мәтін ата аналар жиналысы тренинг 9 сынып,
    ата аналар жиналысы тренинг 8 сынып
    пруденциальные нормативы
    для банков второго уровня рк, пруденциальные нормативы это

  5. Have you ever considered writing an ebook or guest authoring on other sites?
    I have a blog based on the same topics you discuss
    and would really like to have you share some stories/information. I know my audience
    would appreciate your work. If you’re even remotely interested, feel free
    to send me an email.

  6. This is exactly why we moved away from automated PBNs. The risk/reward ratio just doesn’t make sense anymore compared to what you’re describing.

  7. The depth here is impressive. Most guides just skim the surface of link velocity, but your point about “natural variance” hits the nail on the head. It’s exactly what we preach to our clients.

  8. This is a solid breakdown. One thing I’d add is that the impact of these updates often lags by 2-3 weeks. We tracked this across multiple projects and found the recovery phase is where most people give up too early.

  9. I’m sharing this with our content team. We’ve been struggling to explain why “quality over quantity” isn’t just a cliché, and this illustrates it perfectly.

  10. Does this apply to non-English markets as well? We’re seeing conflicting signals in our EU campaigns compared to what you’ve described here. Would love to hear your thoughts on regional variance.

  11. The depth here is impressive. Most guides just skim the surface of link velocity, but your point about “natural variance” hits the nail on the head. It’s exactly what we preach to our clients.

  12. Spot on about the indexing delays. It’s not just about building the link anymore; it’s about the “stickiness” of the placement. We’ve been focusing heavily on that metric lately.

  13. Have you considered the impact of mobile-first indexing on these placements? We’ve noticed that some “desktop-safe” strategies are flagging on mobile crawls.

  14. Thanks for the transparency. It’s refreshing to see a strategy that doesn’t rely on black-hat churn and burn. Sustainable growth is the only way forward.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *