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{{Infobox civilian attack
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| title = 2023 Dadeville shooting
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| caption = Site of the shooting, as pictured in 2019 prior to its conversion to Mahogany Masterpiece dance studio
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| time = 10:34 p.m.
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| weapons = Firearm
| perpetrators = Ty Reik McCullough<br>Travis McCullough
| fatalities = 4
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On April 15, 2023, a [[mass shooting]] occurred in [[Dadeville, Alabama]], United States. The victims were mostly teenagers, with four fatalities and thirty-two injuries.<ref name="WRBCUpdateCount">{{cite news |title=ALEA: Total number of injuries rises to 32 in Dadeville shooting |url=https://www.wbrc.com/2023/04/17/alea-total-number-injuries-rises-32-dadeville-shooting/ |work=WRBC |date=18 April 2023}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Gabbatt |first=Adam |date=2023-04-17 |title=Four people killed and 28 injured in Alabama shooting at birthday party |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/16/alabama-shooting-birthday-party-dadeville |access-date=2023-04-17 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-04-17 |title=What we know about the victims of the Dadeville shooting |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/alabama-shooting-victims-identified-dadeville-b2320929.html |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> The shooting took place at a [[Sweet sixteen (birthday)|16th birthday]] celebration<ref name=":2">{{cite news |title=More than 20 shot at Dadeville gathering, investigators on scene |url=https://www.wrbl.com/news/more-than-20-shot-at-dadeville-gathering-investigators-on-scene/ |work=WRBL |date=April 15, 2023 |accessdate=April 15, 2023 |last=White |first=Elizabeth |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416091254/https://www.wrbl.com/news/more-than-20-shot-at-dadeville-gathering-investigators-on-scene/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Alabama birthday party ends in mass shooting leaving multiple children dead |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/alabama-birthday-party-ends-mass-shooting-leaving-multiple-children-dead |work=FOX News |last=Mion |first=Landon |date=April 15, 2023 |accessdate=April 15, 2023 |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416101048/https://www.foxnews.com/us/alabama-birthday-party-ends-mass-shooting-leaving-multiple-children-dead |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/16/us/dadeville-alabama-mass-shooting/index.html|title=Multiple people are injured after a shooting in Dadeville, Alabama|publisher=CNN|last=Sutton|first=Joe|date=April 15, 2023|accessdate=April 15, 2023|archive-date=April 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416144257/https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/16/us/dadeville-alabama-mass-shooting/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> at the former Dadeville Bank, at 220 N. Broadnax St, which had been converted into the Mahogany Masterpiece Dance Studio in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gladden |first1=Alex |title=Gunman opens fire at teen's birthday party in Dadeville |url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/crime/2023/04/15/gunman-opens-fire-at-teens-birthday-party-in-dadeville/70119091007/ |work=Montgomery Advertiser |date=15 April 2023 |access-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416144215/https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/crime/2023/04/16/gunman-opens-fire-at-teens-birthday-party-in-dadeville/70119091007/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Shooting ==
The gunfire began on April 15, 2023, at 10:34 p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CST]]. The birthday celebrant recounted that her older brother had found her at the party after hearing that someone there had a gun. The celebrant's mother, after hearing the same rumor, had turned on the lights and demanded anyone with a gun to leave. After no one left she turned the lights back off.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Parker |first=Jessica |date=2023-04-17 |title=Alabama shooting: Phil Dowdell died saving sister's life |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65275839 |access-date=2023-04-18}}</ref> An eyewitness stated that shooting began within five minutes of the birthday celebrant's mother telling those with guns to leave the building.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Ashley R |last2=Roney |first2=Marty |last3=Rodriguez |first3=Adrianna |last4=Nguyen |first4=Thao |date=April 17, 2023 |title=Alabama shooting live updates: 'I ran in front of a bullet and got shot' at tragic birthday party |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/17/alabama-birthday-party-shooting-live-updates-victims-motive/11680163002/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref>
The party DJ said that the celebration stopped when a person carrying a gun was turned away. He said that the shooting broke out about an hour later.<ref>{{Cite web |title=4 killed, 28 injured at 16-year-old's birthday party in Alabama, police say |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/4-killed-multiple-injuries-alabama-shooting-rcna79925 |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> According to [[WRBL]], the shooting was thought to be the result of an altercation.<ref name=":0" /> Investigators found numerous handgun shell casings but no high-powered rifle ammunition at the scene.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Alex |last=Gladden |title=Dadeville shooting: Investigators find handgun ammo at scene; hospitals treat teen victims |url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/crime/2023/04/17/dadeville-shooting-investigators-find-handgun-ammo-teens-in-critical/70123178007/ |access-date=April 17, 2023|date=April 17, 2023|website=[[Montgomery Advertiser]] |language=en}}</ref>
== Victims ==
Four people were killed and thirty-two people were injured. Those killed were Marsiah Emmanuel Collins, 19; Philstavious Dowdell, 18; Corbin Dahmontrey Holston, 23; and Shaunkivia Nicole Smith, 17.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grant |first=Teddy |title=Alabama birthday party mass shooting: 4 slain victims identified |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/dadeville-alabama-birthday-party-shooting-victims/story?id=98620276 |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=What we know about the 4 Dadeville shooting victims |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/know-4-dadeville-shooting-victims-170454521.html |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wolfe |first=Elizabeth |date=2023-04-17 |title=What we know about the victims of the Sweet 16 birthday party shooting in Alabama |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/17/us/victims-dadeville-alabama-birthday-party-shooting/index.html |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> Dowdell was the brother of the birthday celebrant.<ref>{{cite news |last=Yan |first=Holly |last2=Wolfe |first2=Elizabeth |last3=Rosales |first3=Isabel |date=17 April 2023 |title=Alabama investigators piecing together details of Sweet 16 birthday party shooting that left 4 dead and dozens injured |work=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/17/us/dadeville-alabama-birthday-party-shooting-monday/index.html}}</ref>
== Aftermath ==
[[Tallapoosa County Schools|Tallapoosa County school district]] organized for counselors to be on hand for any student who need help in the aftermath of the shooting.<ref name=":4" /> Flags outside Dadeville High School were lowered to half-mast and sporting events were cancelled, and vigils were held on April 16 for the victims.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite news |last=Wendling |first=Mike |date=2023-04-17 |title=Dadeville, Alabama, left without answers after deadly mass shooting |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65306781 |access-date=2023-04-18}}</ref>
== Investigation ==
The next morning during a news conference, the [[Alabama Law Enforcement Agency]] said it had launched an investigation at the request of the Dadeville Police Department.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thornton |first1=William |title=Dadeville birthday party mass shooting: 4 dead, 20 reportedly injured |url=https://www.al.com/news/montgomery/2023/04/dadeville-birthday-party-shooting-20-people-injured-deaths-reported.html |work=AL.com |date=15 April 2023 |access-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416144232/https://www.al.com/news/montgomery/2023/04/dadeville-birthday-party-shooting-20-people-injured-deaths-reported.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Investigators also asked for any witnesses to come forward during the news conference.<ref name=":4" />
== Response ==
In light of the attack, [[President of the United States|President]] [[Joe Biden]] referred to increasing [[gun violence in the United States]] as "outrageous and unacceptable", and demanded Congress to enact legislation making firearm manufacturers more responsible for gun violence, prohibiting [[assault weapon]]s and high-capacity ammunition magazines, requiring safe firearm storage, and requiring [[background check]]s for the sale of firearms.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sforza |first=Lauren |date=2023-04-16 |title='Outrageous and unacceptable': Biden slams GOP for standing with NRA in wake of Alabama, Kentucky gun violence |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3953759-outrageous-and-unacceptable-biden-slams-gop-for-standing-with-nra-in-wake-of-alabama-kentucky-gun-violence/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref>
Dadeville Mayor Jimmy Frank Goodman Sr, urged for calm in the days after the shooting and that he trusted authorities to track down those responsible. He also stated that the victims were just "schoolkids trying to graduate, trying to make their parents proud. It's devastating."<ref name=":6" />
[[Jacksonville State Gamecocks football|Jacksonville State University football]] coach, [[Rich Rodriguez]], released a statement after one of the deceased victims was confirmed to have been a commit to the football team. He offered his [[thoughts and prayers]], and said that he and his staff were heartbroken.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Donaldson |first=Maxwell |date=April 16, 2023 |title=Jacksonville State football releases statement after commit killed in Dadeville shooting |url=https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/sports/college/football/2023/04/16/jacksonville-state-football-releases-statement-after-death-of-commit/70119822007/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Gadsden Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
==See also==
{{Portal|Alabama|Crime}}
*[[List of mass shootings in the United States in 2023]]
*[[List of shootings in Alabama]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Mass shootings in the United States in the 2020s}}
[[Category:2023 in Alabama]]
[[Category:2023 mass shootings in the United States]]
[[Category:April 2023 crimes in the United States]]
[[Category:Deaths by firearm in Alabama]]
[[Category:Mass shootings in Alabama]]
[[Category:Mass shootings in the United States]]
[[Category:Tallapoosa County, Alabama]]' |
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On April 15, 2023, a [[mass shooting]] occurred in [[Dadeville, Alabama]], United States. The victims were mostly teenagers, with four fatalities and thirty-two injuries.<ref name="WRBCUpdateCount">{{cite news |title=ALEA: Total number of injuries rises to 32 in Dadeville shooting |url=https://www.wbrc.com/2023/04/17/alea-total-number-injuries-rises-32-dadeville-shooting/ |work=WRBC |date=18 April 2023}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Gabbatt |first=Adam |date=2023-04-17 |title=Four people killed and 28 injured in Alabama shooting at birthday party |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/16/alabama-shooting-birthday-party-dadeville |access-date=2023-04-17 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-04-17 |title=What we know about the victims of the Dadeville shooting |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/alabama-shooting-victims-identified-dadeville-b2320929.html |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> The shooting took place at a [[Sweet sixteen (birthday)|16th birthday]] celebration<ref name=":2">{{cite news |title=More than 20 shot at Dadeville gathering, investigators on scene |url=https://www.wrbl.com/news/more-than-20-shot-at-dadeville-gathering-investigators-on-scene/ |work=WRBL |date=April 15, 2023 |accessdate=April 15, 2023 |last=White |first=Elizabeth |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416091254/https://www.wrbl.com/news/more-than-20-shot-at-dadeville-gathering-investigators-on-scene/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Alabama birthday party ends in mass shooting leaving multiple children dead |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/alabama-birthday-party-ends-mass-shooting-leaving-multiple-children-dead |work=FOX News |last=Mion |first=Landon |date=April 15, 2023 |accessdate=April 15, 2023 |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416101048/https://www.foxnews.com/us/alabama-birthday-party-ends-mass-shooting-leaving-multiple-children-dead |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/16/us/dadeville-alabama-mass-shooting/index.html|title=Multiple people are injured after a shooting in Dadeville, Alabama|publisher=CNN|last=Sutton|first=Joe|date=April 15, 2023|accessdate=April 15, 2023|archive-date=April 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416144257/https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/16/us/dadeville-alabama-mass-shooting/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> at the former Dadeville Bank, at 220 N. Broadnax St, which had been converted into the Mahogany Masterpiece Dance Studio in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gladden |first1=Alex |title=Gunman opens fire at teen's birthday party in Dadeville |url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/crime/2023/04/15/gunman-opens-fire-at-teens-birthday-party-in-dadeville/70119091007/ |work=Montgomery Advertiser |date=15 April 2023 |access-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416144215/https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/crime/2023/04/16/gunman-opens-fire-at-teens-birthday-party-in-dadeville/70119091007/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Shooting ==
The gunfire began on April 15, 2023, at 10:34 p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CST]]. The birthday celebrant recounted that her older brother had found her at the party after hearing that someone there had a gun. The celebrant's mother, after hearing the same rumor, had turned on the lights and demanded anyone with a gun to leave. After no one left she turned the lights back off.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Parker |first=Jessica |date=2023-04-17 |title=Alabama shooting: Phil Dowdell died saving sister's life |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65275839 |access-date=2023-04-18}}</ref> An eyewitness stated that shooting began within five minutes of the birthday celebrant's mother telling those with guns to leave the building.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Ashley R |last2=Roney |first2=Marty |last3=Rodriguez |first3=Adrianna |last4=Nguyen |first4=Thao |date=April 17, 2023 |title=Alabama shooting live updates: 'I ran in front of a bullet and got shot' at tragic birthday party |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/17/alabama-birthday-party-shooting-live-updates-victims-motive/11680163002/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref>
The party DJ said that the celebration stopped when a person carrying a gun was turned away. He said that the shooting broke out about an hour later.<ref>{{Cite web |title=4 killed, 28 injured at 16-year-old's birthday party in Alabama, police say |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/4-killed-multiple-injuries-alabama-shooting-rcna79925 |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> According to [[WRBL]], the shooting was thought to be the result of an altercation.<ref name=":0" /> Investigators found numerous handgun shell casings but no high-powered rifle ammunition at the scene.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Alex |last=Gladden |title=Dadeville shooting: Investigators find handgun ammo at scene; hospitals treat teen victims |url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/crime/2023/04/17/dadeville-shooting-investigators-find-handgun-ammo-teens-in-critical/70123178007/ |access-date=April 17, 2023|date=April 17, 2023|website=[[Montgomery Advertiser]] |language=en}}</ref>
== Victims ==
Four people were killed and thirty-two people were injured. Those killed were Marsiah Emmanuel Collins, 19; Philstavious Dowdell, 18; Corbin Dahmontrey Holston, 23; and Shaunkivia Nicole Smith, 17.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grant |first=Teddy |title=Alabama birthday party mass shooting: 4 slain victims identified |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/dadeville-alabama-birthday-party-shooting-victims/story?id=98620276 |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=What we know about the 4 Dadeville shooting victims |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/know-4-dadeville-shooting-victims-170454521.html |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wolfe |first=Elizabeth |date=2023-04-17 |title=What we know about the victims of the Sweet 16 birthday party shooting in Alabama |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/17/us/victims-dadeville-alabama-birthday-party-shooting/index.html |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> Dowdell was the brother of the birthday celebrant.<ref>{{cite news |last=Yan |first=Holly |last2=Wolfe |first2=Elizabeth |last3=Rosales |first3=Isabel |date=17 April 2023 |title=Alabama investigators piecing together details of Sweet 16 birthday party shooting that left 4 dead and dozens injured |work=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/17/us/dadeville-alabama-birthday-party-shooting-monday/index.html}}</ref>
== Aftermath ==
[[Tallapoosa County Schools|Tallapoosa County school district]] organized for counselors to be on hand for any student who need help in the aftermath of the shooting.<ref name=":4" /> Flags outside Dadeville High School were lowered to half-mast and sporting events were cancelled, and vigils were held on April 16 for the victims.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite news |last=Wendling |first=Mike |date=2023-04-17 |title=Dadeville, Alabama, left without answers after deadly mass shooting |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65306781 |access-date=2023-04-18}}</ref>
== Investigation ==
The next morning during a news conference, the [[Alabama Law Enforcement Agency]] said it had launched an investigation at the request of the Dadeville Police Department.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thornton |first1=William |title=Dadeville birthday party mass shooting: 4 dead, 20 reportedly injured |url=https://www.al.com/news/montgomery/2023/04/dadeville-birthday-party-shooting-20-people-injured-deaths-reported.html |work=AL.com |date=15 April 2023 |access-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416144232/https://www.al.com/news/montgomery/2023/04/dadeville-birthday-party-shooting-20-people-injured-deaths-reported.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Investigators also asked for any witnesses to come forward during the news conference.<ref name=":4" />
== Response ==
In light of the attack, [[President of the United States|President]] [[Joe Biden]] referred to increasing [[gun violence in the United States]] as "outrageous and unacceptable", and demanded Congress to enact legislation making firearm manufacturers more responsible for gun violence, prohibiting [[assault weapon]]s and high-capacity ammunition magazines, requiring safe firearm storage, and requiring [[background check]]s for the sale of firearms.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sforza |first=Lauren |date=2023-04-16 |title='Outrageous and unacceptable': Biden slams GOP for standing with NRA in wake of Alabama, Kentucky gun violence |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3953759-outrageous-and-unacceptable-biden-slams-gop-for-standing-with-nra-in-wake-of-alabama-kentucky-gun-violence/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref>
Dadeville Mayor Jimmy Frank Goodman Sr, urged for calm in the days after the shooting and that he trusted authorities to track down those responsible. He also stated that the victims were just "schoolkids trying to graduate, trying to make their parents proud. It's devastating."<ref name=":6" />
[[Jacksonville State Gamecocks football|Jacksonville State University football]] coach, [[Rich Rodriguez]], released a statement after one of the deceased victims was confirmed to have been a commit to the football team. He offered his [[thoughts and prayers]], and said that he and his staff were heartbroken.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Donaldson |first=Maxwell |date=April 16, 2023 |title=Jacksonville State football releases statement after commit killed in Dadeville shooting |url=https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/sports/college/football/2023/04/16/jacksonville-state-football-releases-statement-after-death-of-commit/70119822007/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Gadsden Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
==See also==
{{Portal|Alabama|Crime}}
*[[List of mass shootings in the United States in 2023]]
*[[List of shootings in Alabama]]
==References==
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