Firing during birthday party in America, four killed

Washington (IANS) | At least four people were killed and 28 others injured in a shooting at a birthday party in the US state of Alabama. The officers provided this information. The Alabama law enforcement agency said in a statement on Sunday that the fatal shooting occurred late Saturday night in the city of Dadeville, CNN reported.

With a population of approximately 3,200 people, Dadeville is a small, rural town approximately 45 miles northeast of the state capital, Montgomery.

Sergeant Jeremy J. Burkett said. Four people lost their lives in the incident, and many more were injured,

Burkett was quoted as saying by CNN that some of the people injured during the incident remain in critical condition.

Burkett said they are trying to gather information about the shooting.

Among the dead was Philstavius Dowdell, a high school football player. He was the brother of the girl whose birthday was being celebrated. Football team heads Ben Hayes and Keenan Cooper told CNN that Dowdell was set to graduate high school next month and have earned a scholarship to play football at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama.

There have been 163 incidents of mass shootings in the US in 15 weeks.

–IANS