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| Four people killed and multiple others injured in Alabama shooting | Four people killed and multiple others injured in Alabama shooting |
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| Incident happened at about 10.30pm Saturday night at a 16th birthday party in Dadeville, according to local news station | Incident happened at about 10.30pm Saturday night at a 16th birthday party in Dadeville, according to local news station |
| Four people were killed in a shooting in east Alabama on Saturday night, police said. | Four people were killed in a shooting in east Alabama on Saturday night, police said. |
| Multiple people were also injured in the shooting, the Alabama law enforcement agency said. | |
| WRBL, a local news station, reported that the shooting happened at about 10.30pm Saturday night at a 16th birthday party in Dadeville, about 50 miles north-east of Montgomery. | WRBL, a local news station, reported that the shooting happened at about 10.30pm Saturday night at a 16th birthday party in Dadeville, about 50 miles north-east of Montgomery. |
| “At approximately 11.45pm Saturday, April 15, Special Agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigations launched a death investigation at the request of the Dadeville Police Chief,” the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said in a statement. | “At approximately 11.45pm Saturday, April 15, Special Agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigations launched a death investigation at the request of the Dadeville Police Chief,” the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said in a statement. |
| “The investigation is a result of a shooting which occurred at approximately 10.34pm near the 200 Block of Broadnax Street in Dadeville, located in Tallapoosa county. Currently, there have been four confirmed fatalities and multiple injuries.” | “The investigation is a result of a shooting which occurred at approximately 10.34pm near the 200 Block of Broadnax Street in Dadeville, located in Tallapoosa county. Currently, there have been four confirmed fatalities and multiple injuries.” |
| Investigators believe an altercation had led to the shooting, WRBL reported. | Investigators believe an altercation had led to the shooting, WRBL reported. |
| “This morning, I grieve with the people of Dadeville and my fellow Alabamians,” Kay Ivey, the governor of Alabama, said in a statement to CNN. | “This morning, I grieve with the people of Dadeville and my fellow Alabamians,” Kay Ivey, the governor of Alabama, said in a statement to CNN. |
| “Violent crime has NO place in our state, and we are staying closely updated by law enforcement as details emerge.” | “Violent crime has NO place in our state, and we are staying closely updated by law enforcement as details emerge.” |
| Dadeville police department, the Tallapoosa county sheriff’s office and the Alabama law enforcement agency’s state bureau of investigation were investigating the incident. | Dadeville police department, the Tallapoosa county sheriff’s office and the Alabama law enforcement agency’s state bureau of investigation were investigating the incident. |
| The shooting comes as two people were killed in a shooting in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday night, days after a gunman shot and killed five people in the city. | The shooting comes as two people were killed in a shooting in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday night, days after a gunman shot and killed five people in the city. |
| Associated Press reported that an unidentified suspect fired a gun into a crowd of hundreds in Chickasaw Park in Louisville, killing two people and wounding four others. | Associated Press reported that an unidentified suspect fired a gun into a crowd of hundreds in Chickasaw Park in Louisville, killing two people and wounding four others. |
| On Monday five people were killed when a man opened fire with an assault-style rifle at the Louisville bank where he worked. Eight others were wounded. | On Monday five people were killed when a man opened fire with an assault-style rifle at the Louisville bank where he worked. Eight others were wounded. |
| “This has been an unspeakable week of tragedy for our city,” Mayor Craig Greenberg said at the scene of the shooting on Saturday night. | “This has been an unspeakable week of tragedy for our city,” Mayor Craig Greenberg said at the scene of the shooting on Saturday night. |
| “On Monday, we lost five of our fellow citizens to a horrific act of workplace gun violence,” Greenberg said. | “On Monday, we lost five of our fellow citizens to a horrific act of workplace gun violence,” Greenberg said. |
| “And now, five days later, we’re at another scene of a reckless act of gun violence.” | “And now, five days later, we’re at another scene of a reckless act of gun violence.” |