Fifth man arrested over US birthday party shooting that killed four

Fifth man arrested over US birthday party shooting that killed four

Willie George Brown Jr, 19, of Auburn, is charged with 4 counts of reckless homicide, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency stated.

A complete of 5 defendants are actually dealing with reckless homicide costs in connection to the deadly taking pictures.

A fifth particular person has now been charged after 4 folks have been killed at a Sweet 16 birthday celebration within the US. (AP)

The taking pictures rampage on the Sweet 16 birthday killed 4 younger folks, starting from ages 17 to 23, and shocked the small east Alabama metropolis of Dadeville.

In addition to the 4 slain, 32 others have been injured, 4 of them critically. The get together, at a dance studio simply off the city sq., was in full swing when gunfire erupted.

Tyreese “Ty Reik” McCullough, 17, of Tuskegee and Travis McCullough, 16, of Tuskegee have been arrested Tuesday. Wilson LaMar Hill Jr, 20, of Auburn, was arrested Wednesday. and Johnny Letron Brown, 20, of Tuskegee, was arrested Thursday.

From left, Zaniriah Dowdell, Latonya Allen, Alexis Dowdell and Phil Dowdell. Phil Dowdell was one among 4 younger folks killed within the taking pictures. (AP)

The district lawyer stated the kids will probably be tried as adults as required by Alabama legislation when anybody 16 or older is charged with homicide.

All of the suspects are being held within the Tallapoosa County Jail with no bond.

The birthday woman’s brother, 18-year-old Philstavious “Phil” Dowdell of Camp Hill, died as his sister knelt beside him begging him to maintain respiration.

He and one other deadly sufferer, 17-year-old Shaunkivia Nicole “KeKe” Smith of Dadeville, have been highschool seniors. Also slain have been Marsiah Emmanuel “Siah” Collins, 19, of Opelika, and Corbin Dahmontrey Holston, 23, of Dadeville.

KeKe Smith was additionally killed within the gunfire. (AP)

The taking pictures was the sixteenth mass killing within the US this yr. A seventeenth occurred in Maine on Tuesday.

A complete of 88 folks have died in mass killings thus far in 2023.

A mass killing is outlined because the slaying of 4 or extra folks aside from the perpetrator, based on a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.

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