Shooting at Alabama birthday party kills 4 people, wounds 28

April 17, 2023

Elizabeth White, WRBL via AP

Authorities work on the scene of a shooting in Dadeville, Ala., Saturday, April 15, 2023.

DADEVILLE, Ala. - Alabama law enforcement officers Sunday were imploring people to come forward with information about a shooting that killed four people and injured 28 others during a teenager's birthday party.

Among those killed was a high school senior who planned to play college football and was celebrating his sister's 16th birthday. The shooting erupted Saturday night at a dance studio in downtown Dadeville.

During two news conferences Sunday, Sgt. Jeremy Burkett of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency did not take questions. He did not say if a suspect was in custody or if investigators knew about any motivation. He did not provide the names of those killed.

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