Four Killed At Birthday Party In Dadeville

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Four people were killed and several more were injured in a mass shooting in Dadeville, Alabama, on Saturday, state officials told multiple news outlets, in the latest deadly event involving guns.

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The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. during a birthday party at a dance studio at which many teenagers were in attendance, according to local news outlets WRBL and the Montgomery Advisor.

In a statement, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency confirmed that four people had been killed and there were “multiple people injured,” according to several reports.

Information about the suspect has not been released.

A representative from Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department told Forbes there is an active investigation ongoing.

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163. That’s how many mass shootings have occurred in 2023, including the Dadeville shooting, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Sunday is the 106th day of the year.

Key Background

The shooting in Dadeville comes on the heels of several other high-profile mass shootings, including a deadly incident at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, that left four people dead and eight injured, and a shooting at a school in Nashville where six people were killed. In 2022, 647 people in the U.S. were killed in mass shootings, according to the Gun Violence Archive. This year, that number has already surpassed 200.

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Between 2010 and 2016, 50% of adults in Alabama lived in a household containing a firearm, according to the RAND Corporation. In 2020, the firearm deaths rate in the state was 69% higher than the national average.

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