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Four people were killed and 28 people injured in a mass shooting at a sweet 16 birthday party in Dadeville, Ala., on Saturday night. One of the four people who died was Jacksonville State football commit Philstavious Dowdell.
The party was for Dowdell’s sister in his hometown of Dadeville. His mother also was shot, but her condition has not been made public.
