Global Courant 2023-04-20 04:25:06
Alabama police have made a third arrest in connection with the Dadeville shooting that killed four people and injured 32 at a teen’s birthday party last week.
Auburn resident Wilson LaMar Hill Jr., 20, was arrested Wednesday afternoon and charged with four counts of reckless homicide, according to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
Ty Reik McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough, 16, were arrested Tuesday night and charged with the same crimes.
Four people were killed in a shooting that began around 10:34 p.m. Saturday at the Mahogany Masterpiece dance studio in Dadeville, Alabama, a small town of about 3,200 people.
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Auburn resident Wilson LaMar Hill Jr., 20, was arrested Wednesday afternoon and charged with four counts of reckless homicide in connection with the Dadeville shooting. (Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department)
The venue hosted a Sweet 16 party for teen Alexis Dowdell at the time. Witnesses say several people started firing their guns after Dowdell’s mother asked the suspects to leave.
18-year-old Philstavious Dowdell, brother of Alexis, reportedly died in his sister’s arms.
“It was Lexi’s 16th birthday party. A Sweet 16. There is an uncut cake and 16 unlit candles that were never lit. Lexi’s brother is one of the victims,” District Attorney Mike Segrest said at a news conference Wednesday. “At her 16th birthday party, she knelt next to her brother as he took his last breath. That’s what we’re dealing with.”
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Investigators work at the scene of a fatal shooting in downtown Dadeville, Ala, on Sunday, April 16, 2023. Several were killed in a shooting at a birthday party Saturday night, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
“The message I want to get across is that I know some of these victims personally. Some of these children are children of friends of mine, people I went to school with, people I played football with and played against in the community back in the upper echelons.” school. And these are my children,” Segrest added.
Shaunkivia Nicole Smith, Marsiah Emmanuel Collins and Corbin Dahmontrey Holston also died. Their ages ranged from 17 to 23 years.
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A photo of the Dowdell family, including Phil (right), who was killed in a mass shooting at a Sweet 16 birthday party in Dadeville, Alabama. (Family of Phil Dowdell via AP)
The Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the shooting, along with other departments, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The Associated Press and Danielle Wallace of Fox News contributed to this report.
