It’s been nearly 72 hours since gunfire erupted at a Sweet 16 birthday party in Dadeville, killing four people and wounding 32 others. In what is the largest mass casualty shooting in recent memory in the state, information about what led to the deadly gunfire and who may be responsible for it is scarce. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is leading the probe. The agency has made only three statements in three days, mostly asking for help from the public. Aside from written press releases and two short briefings where...

Dadeville Police Chief Jonathan Floyd struggled for the words this morning to communicate the grief of a community reeling, following a shooting at a birthday party Saturday night where at least four people died. “Maybe a little tough,” Floyd said, stepping to the microphone at a 10 a.m. press conference in Dadeville. Four people are dead and as many as 20 were reportedly injured following a shooting at a birthday party in Dadeville Saturday night. The shooting occurred at approximately 10:34 p.m. near the 200 block of Broadnax Street at...

Four people are dead and as many as 20 reportedly injured following a shooting at a Sweet 16 party in Dadeville Saturday night, according to multiple reports. The shooting occurred around 10:34 p.m. by Dadeville’s town square at a birthday party, according to authorities. By Sunday morning, word was ricocheting around the small community. Few details were yet available, Tallapoosa County Superintendent Raymond Porter told AL.com, “and there’s as much misinformation as good information.” But he said he believed local students from his school district were at the event and...

According to a press release from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, at approximately 11:45 p.m. Saturday, April 15, Special Agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) launched a death investigation at the request of the Dadeville Police Chief. The investigation is a result of a shooting which occurred at approximately 10:34 p.m. near the 200 Block of Broadnax Street in Dadeville, located in Tallapoosa County. Currently, there have been four confirmed fatalities and multiple injuries.