Alabama Sweet 16 shooting families grieve
Officials in Dadeville, Alabama, have identified the four victims who were killed in a shooting at a Sweet 16 birthday party. At least 32 others were injured. Omar Villafranca reports.
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Officials in Dadeville, Alabama, have identified the four victims who were killed in a shooting at a Sweet 16 birthday party. At least 32 others were injured. Omar Villafranca reports.
The mother and daughter whose Sweet 16 celebration became the scene of a mass shooting are speaking out for the first time. Four people were killed and more than two dozen were injured in the shooting at Alexis Dowdell's birthday party in Dadeville, Alabama, over the weekend. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca spoke with them both and joins Lilia Luciano with more.
Authorities in Alabama are still searching for whoever opened fire at a Sweet 16 birthday party over the weekend. The shooting killed four people and injured 32 others. It happened at a dance studio in the city of Dadeville. Officials say they have "strong leads" but have not released any details. Omar Villafranca is there with more on the victims of America's 162nd mass shooting so far this year.
Four people were killed in a shooting at a Sweet 16 birthday party in Alabama over the weekend. One of the victims was the older brother of the birthday girl. Omar Villafranca spoke with their mother about the tragedy.
Phil Dowdell's final act was to push his little sister, Alexis Dowdell, out of the way of gunfire at her own birthday party, she told CBS News.
There was no initial confirmation about what led to the shooting and authorities have not confirmed if a suspect is in custody.
Police are searching for the shooter, or shooters, who opened fire at a Sweet 16 party in Dadeville, Alabama, over the weekend. Four people were killed and more than two dozen wounded in the attack. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca joins us with the latest from Dadeville, and then Tony Dokoupil and Lilia Luciano have more on rise in gun violence nationwide.
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