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Before pictures rang out at an Alabama Sweet 16 party Saturday evening — leaving four dead and 28 wounded — there have been rumors amongst party-goers that somebody in attendance had a gun, the party’s DJ mentioned.
“They talked about somebody had a gun,” DJ Keenan Cooper told local ABC affiliate station WBMA. “They stopped the party for a second, requested them to depart, no one left and the party continued.”
An hour later, at about 10:30 p.m., the gunman opened fireplace contained in the downtown Dadeville dance studio.
The joyful birthday party of about 40 to 50 folks rapidly became a chaotic and terrifying nightmare as party-goers ran for his or her lives.
Cooper mentioned he helped teenagers disguise below the desk the place he was doing his DJ set.
“I solely tried to assist who was in entrance of me, so I had lots of people below the desk and beside me attempting to guard them,” he advised the native station.
“After everyone ran out, I made certain they have been okay and that’s after I got here out and the police arrived.”
Two of the 4 dead have been identified as the older brother of the birthday girl and a highschool athlete. Phil Dowdell and KeKe Nicole Smith, each seniors at Dadeville High School, have been killed.
Dowdell, the birthday lady Alexis’ brother, just lately dedicated to enjoying huge receiver at Jacksonville State University and was known as “the No. 1 athlete within the faculty” by Dadeville High’s assistant soccer, basketball and observe coach Michael Taylor.
More than two dozen folks have been injured within the frantic scene, together with Dowdell’s mom, who was shot twice.
Police haven’t launched any info on the suspect within the mass capturing apart from to say the gunman is now not a risk to the group. They haven’t revealed any info on a potential motive both.
