The small town of Dadeville, Alabama, reels from the weekend shooting at a “Sweet 16” birthday celebration that killed four people and wounded 28 more.
Several of those wounded remain in critical condition.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has released no information about a suspect or suspects or a motive in the shooting, which erupted at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday night, but they have asked for information from anyone who was at the Mahogany Masterpiece Dance Studio or who may have information, as CrimeOnline reported.
Meanwhile, Alabama media has identified all four of the people who were killed.
Phil Dowdell, 18. A Dadeville High School senior and brother of the birthday girl, Dowdell was weeks away from graduation and was going to Jacksonville State University on a football scholarship.
KeKe Smith, 17. Smith was also a Dadeville High School senior and was the manager of the basketball and track and field teams.. She, too, had been an athlete until she was sidelined by a knee injury last year and was going to the University of Alabama in the fall.
Corbin Holston, 23. Holston graduated Dadeville High in 2018.
Siah Collins, 19. Collins was a 2022 graduate of Opelika High School, about 30 miles from Dadeville. He was a defensive end on the Opelika football team in 2021 and was pursuing a music career.
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[Featured image: L-R, KeKe Smith, Corbin Holston, Phil Dowdell, and Siah Collins/Facebook]
