One of Phil Dowdell’s friends remembered him as “kind of like the hometown hero.” He was killed alongside three others during a mass shooting at his sister’s Sweet 16 party in Dadeville, Alabama Saturday night.
A assistant football coach for Dadeville who spoke with AL.com remembered Dowdell as an honor student and standout athlete who came from a “good family”—adding that the incident has left the entire community shaken up.
“Seeing all those bodies at the front door, all those kids are probably going to be traumatized,” Cooper said. Of the 15 hospitalized, six have been treated and released, Dadeville’s Lake Martin Community Hospital spokeswomanDadeville Senior Trooper Jeremy Burkett spoke about the shooting at a press conference Sunday morning, but gave few details.
It does not appear anyone is in custody in relation to the shooting—and it's unclear whether police are seeking any suspects. Officials did not take questions during their news conference.
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