Alabama House returns to session with moment of silence for Dadeville tragedy

Alabama House returns to session with moment of silence for Dadeville tragedy

Alabama House members took part in a moment of silence before starting their session day on Tuesday to respect the four people who died Saturday following a mass shooting during a “Sweet 16″ birthday party in downtown Dadeville.

“It was literally 20 yards from the Tallapoosa courthouse square,” said Rep. Ed Oliver, R-Dadeville, who spoke briefly about the shooting that happened at 10:34 p.m. Saturday at Mahogany’s Masterpiece dance studio on North Broadnax Street, about one block from the county courthouse.

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The shooting, which resulted in four deaths and 32 injuries, remains under investigation by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. No arrests have been made, and no subjects have been identified. ALEA has called the investigation a “very fluid situation.”

“A sleepy town I grew up in Dadeville,” Oliver said, referring to a city of around 3,000 residents about 45 miles northeast of Montgomery. “Gun fire erupted in violence, killing four young people, and injuring 32 others, some of those critical. It’s a sad day in the state when something so senseless happens. Our hearts go out to families and friends who lost loved ones in this attack.”

Residents of the small town of Dadeville, Alabama, are trying to make sense of a deadly shooting April 15, 2023. Rebecca Griesbach/AL.com

Oliver, a 1974 Dadeville High School graduate, thanked law enforcement, first responders and neighboring communities for assisting in the emergency response after the shooting took place.

I ask you to continue to pray for the healing and recovery for this community of Dadeville,” he said.

Oliver the read off the names of the four people who were killed: 23-year-old Corbin Dahmontrey Holston of Dadeville, 18-year-old Philstavious “Phil” Dowdell of Camp Hill, 19-year-old Marsiah Emmanuel Collins of Opelika, and 17-year-old Shaunkivia Nicole Smith of Dadeville.