US: 4 killed in Alabama shooting ‘at teen birthday party’, multiple injuries
2023.04.16 22:24Four people have been killed and multiple people injured during a shooting on Saturday night in Dadeville, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said.Local media reported that the incident happened at a 16th birthday party.Television station WRBL early Sunday reported heavy police activity and crime scene tape around a building in the small town of Dadeville, where it said white sheets could be seen covering parts of the floor.Law enforcement agencies have not publicly confirmed any injuries or fatalities, but local media and witnesses have said several wounded people, most of them teens, were transported to local hospitals for medical attention.WRBL-TV reported the shooting occurred at a dance studio. It showed images of crime scene tape around the Mahogany Masterpiece Dance Studio and neighbouring buildings and a heavy police presence.The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said the shooting happened at about 10:30pm. It was not immediately known if a suspect was in custody.“
Four people have been killed and multiple people injured during a shooting on Saturday night in Dadeville, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said.
Local media reported that the incident happened at a 16th birthday party.
Television station WRBL early Sunday reported heavy police activity and crime scene tape around a building in the small town of Dadeville, where it said white sheets could be seen covering parts of the floor.
Law enforcement agencies have not publicly confirmed any injuries or fatalities, but local media and witnesses have said several wounded people, most of them teens, were transported to local hospitals for medical attention.
WRBL-TV reported the shooting occurred at a dance studio. It showed images of crime scene tape around the Mahogany Masterpiece Dance Studio and neighbouring buildings and a heavy police presence.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said the shooting happened at about 10:30pm. It was not immediately known if a suspect was in custody.
“This morning, I grieve with the people of Dadeville and my fellow Alabamans. Violent crime has no place in our state, and we are staying closely updated by law enforcement as details emerge,” said Alabama Governor Kay Ivey in a statement posted on social media.
Dadeville, which has a population of around 3,200 people, is in east Alabama, about 92km (57 miles) northeast of Montgomery, Alabama.
The United States, a country of around 330 million people, is awash with some 400 million guns, and deadly mass shootings are a regular occurrence.
Police late on Saturday confirmed two people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting in Louisville, Kentucky, the same city where a gunman slaughtered five people at a bank last Monday.
Additional reporting by Agence France-Presse
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