As of: 04/16/2023 9:05 p.m
Four people have been killed in a gun incident in the small American town of Dadeville. The act apparently occurred in connection with the birthday party of young people.
At least four people have been killed in a gunshot at a birthday party in Alabama. In addition, there were several injuries in Dadeville, the authorities said. The police did not provide information on the age of the victims or the background to the incident. It was also unclear whether a suspect was arrested. “It was linked to a birthday party,” police officer Jeremy Burkett said at a press conference.
Alabama Gov. Republican Kay Ivey tweeted her condolences to the people of Dadeville. Violent crimes have “no place” in Alabama, and the state government is in close contact with law enforcement agencies.
The television station WRBL-TV reported that the shots were fired in a dance studio. Pastor Ben Hayes, who oversees the local high school police and football team, said most of the victims were teenagers who attended a 16-year-old’s birthday party. He knew many of them. One of those killed was one of his best athletes. “Dadeville is a small town and that will touch everyone in the area,” Hayes said.
Dadeville has about 3,200 residents and is located 92 kilometers northeast of Alabama’s capital, Montgomery.
Another act in Louisville
A fatal gun attack also occurred in the state of Kentucky, north of Alabama, on Saturday evening. Shots were fired into a crowd in the largest city of Louisville, police said at a press conference on Saturday night. At least two people were fatally hit. At least four people were taken to hospital with injuries, one of whom is in critical condition. Further details were not initially known.
According to estimates, there are almost 400 million firearms in the USA for every 330 million inhabitants. There are almost daily reports of deaths and injuries from firearms.