Families were left planning funerals instead of graduation celebrations.Īlso killed were Marsiah Emmanuel "Siah" Collins, 19, of Opelika and Corbin Dahmontrey Holston, 23, of Dadeville. He and another victim, 17-year-old Shaunkivia Nicole "KeKe" Smith of Dadeville, were high school seniors. The birthday girl's brother, 18-year-old Philstavious "Phil" Dowdell of Camp Hill, died in his sister's arms. A total of 88 people have died in the killings so far in 2023.Ī mass killing is defined as when four or more people were slain, other than the perpetrator, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University. The shooting was the 16th mass killing of the year in the United States. Saturday's violence shocked Dadeville, a sleepy town of 3,200 people about 45 minutes north of Tuskegee. It was not known Wednesday afternoon if any of the three had attorneys who could comment for them. Burkett of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency announced the latest arrest but declined earlier to discuss specifics of how the shooting unfolded or a possible motive. Investigators said Wednesday that Wilson LaMar Hill Jr., 20, of Auburn also was arrested on the same charge. That's automatically required in Alabama for anyone 16 or older charged with murder. Tallapoosa County District Attorney Mike Segrest said two teens - Tyreese "Ty Reik" McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough, 16, both of Tuskegee - would be tried as adults. (AP) - Two teenagers and a 20-year-old man have been arrested and charged with reckless murder in connection with a shooting that killed four young people at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party in rural Alabama, investigators announced Wednesday. Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via APĭADEVILLE, Ala. Two teenagers have been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the shooting that killed four young people at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party, investigators announced Wednesday. A makeshift memorial is created at the scene of the fatal shooting at a dance studio in Dadeville, Ala.
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