Alabama Sweet 16 shooting leaves 4 dead and over 2 dozen injured

A shooting at a Sweet 16 birthday party in Dadeville, Alabama, left four people dead and at least 28 injured, many of whom were teenagers. Two of the victims were local high school seniors, Philstavious Dowdell and Keke Smith. Dowdell was a gifted athlete who had secured a football scholarship to Jacksonville State University, while Smith was a student athletics manager for Dadeville High School’s track team. The shooting has devastated the small city of Dadeville, where “everybody knows everybody,” according to a local chaplain.