A mass shooting during a birthday party in Dadeville, Alabama, resulted in over 20 people being shot and one person confirmed dead on the night of April 15, 2023. According to reports, the shooting occurred at the Mohagany Masterpiece dance studio near East Green Street and North Broadnax Street. The incident has shocked the town, which has a population of just over 3,000 residents, and has left many in mourning.
The Tallapoosa County Coroner confirmed that people died in the shooting, but did not specify how many were killed. The injured were transported to local hospitals, and their conditions remain unknown. The police have not revealed any information regarding a suspect as of early Sunday.
Multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's State Bureau of Investigation and the Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Office, have assisted the Dadeville Police Department in the investigation.
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The tragedy occurred just hours after Louisville, Kentucky, experienced its third mass shooting in a week. On the night of April 15, two people were killed and four others injured after shots were fired into a crowd of hundreds gathered in a Louisville park. The incident took place just five miles from where the Old National Bank shooting occurred six days earlier.