Teen brothers arrested in deadly shooting at Sweet 16 birthday in Alabama

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4 hours ago, creed said:

5 hours ago, aubiefifty said:

Not trying to hijack this topic but should a person who uses drugs legal or not be allowed to own a gun?

Including alcohol - which is undoubtedly the biggest problem.

Hell, that would be OK with me. 

Edited April 30, 2023 by homersapien

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Just now, aubiefifty said:

i tried growing it years ago and it sucked.lol

Practice makes perfect.

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https://www.wsfa.com/2023/05/24/5-dadeville-mass-shooting-suspects-face-more-charges-following-indictment/

 

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5 Dadeville mass shooting suspects face more charges following indictment

May 24

By Jonathan Grass

 

TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) - Five of the six suspects in the April deadly mass shooting in Dadeville are facing additional charges.

The announcement came Wednesday from the 5th Judicial Circuit district attorney’s office. District Attorney Mike Segrest said a Tallapoosa County grand jury returned an indictment against the five defendants Monday. Those defendants include 20-year-old Willie Brown, 19-year-old Johnny Brown, 19-year-old Wilson Hill and two juvenile defendants aged 16 and 17.

The 145-count indictment gives each suspect four counts of reckless murder, 24 counts of first-degree assault and one count of third-degree assault. This makes 29 counts each, or 145 counts in total.

The murder charges are for each of the four victims who died. The first-degree assault charges are for those who suffered penetrating gunshot wounds. The third-degree assault counts are for the victims who suffered a superficial gunshot wound.

Segrest said if found guilty, they could face 20 years to life in prison for each of the four murder counts and a minimum of 10 years with a maximum of 20 years on all first-degree assault counts.

The April 15 shooting claimed the lives of Philstavious Dowdell, 18, Corbin Dahmontrey Holston, 23, Shaunkivia Nicole Smith, 17, and Marsiah Emmanuel Collins, 19. It happened during a birthday party at the Mahogany Masterpiece dance studio.

 

 

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https://www.wvua23.com/dadeville-shooting-suspect-denied-youthful-offender-status/

 

 

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Dadeville shooting suspect denied youthful offender status

 

August 18

 

By WVUA 23 News Producer MJ Miller

Three suspects involved in a shooting at a sweet 16 birthday party in Dadeville were  back in court Thursday. The shooting left four people dead and more than 30 people injured in April 2023.

Brothers Willie and Johnny Brown and Wilson Hill Jr. applied for youthful offender status. They were all scheduled for status hearings Thursday morning.

While Hill and Willie Brown’s hearings were postponed until October, the judge denied Johnny Brown’s youthful offender status.

Three others are also charged in the shooting. Together they are:

• Wilson LaMar Hill Jr., 20, of Auburn
• Johnny Letron Brown, 20, of Tuskegee
• Willie George Brown Jr., 19, of Auburn
• Tyreese “Ty Reik” McCullough, 17, of Tuskegee
• Travis McCullough, 16, of Tuskegee
• A sixth suspect, a 15-year-old from Tuskegee

The six are each charged with four counts of reckless murder in connection with the April 15 shooting. Two Dadeville High School seniors, Phil Dowdell, 18, and Shaunkivia Nicole “KeKe” Smith, 17, were killed. Also killed were Marsiah Emmanuel “Siah” Collins, 19, and Corbin Holston, 23.

Survivors to the Associated Press described a bloody and chaotic scene as gunfire erupted at the birthday celebration for Dowdell’s sister. Investigators believe seven handguns were used during the shooting and that at least one may have been altered with an illegal “switch” to make it fire more rapidly.

Investigators have not discussed a motive or what they believe led to the shooting. How the shooting began and who fired first is expected to be a key issue for the defense as the case moves forward.

 

 

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https://www.fox10tv.com/2023/09/20/new-court-documents-give-timeline-dadeville-mass-shooting/

 

 

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New court documents give timeline of Dadeville mass shooting

By Robert Ristaneo

Published: Sep. 20

 

DADEVILLE, Ala. (WALA) - New court documents regarding the Dadeville mass shooting provide more details into what happened at the birthday party which left four dead and 32 injured.

According to the documents from the Aniah’s Law hearing for Sherman Peters, the 15-year-old who will now be charged as an adult, multiple armed individuals attended the birthday party which was held in a “relatively small room” with an exit and an entrance.

Court documents state that a number of those armed individuals were asked to leave, but did not comply which was followed by an altercation with a masked individual who arrived shortly after.

That altercation lead to the “discharge of more than 90 rounds” inside the building which resulted in four deaths, according to court documents.

Peters admitted during testimony that he was in possession of a 9-millimeter at the scene and discharged it multiple times inside the building.

One of the deceased individuals was the masked subject who arrived at a later time, according to court documents.

Peters was not granted bond.

Peters is a co-defendants with Willie Brown, brothers Travis and Ty Reik McCullough, Wilson Hill and Johnny Brown, according to investigators.

 

 

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Youthful offender status denied for three of the suspects in the Dadeville mass shooting

Oct 30

Three of the six suspects in the Dadeville mass shooting have been denied youthful offender status.

Circuit Judge William Thornton issued the order Monday.

20 year old Wilson Lamar Hill, Jr., 19 year old Willie George Brown, Jr., and a third defendant, who was not identified in court documents because he is under the age of 18, appeared in front of Judge Thornton last week to determine whether they will be tried as youthful offenders or as adults.

According to Alabama law, suspects under 21 who are charged with a crime can apply for youthful offender status to prevent them from receiving the same sentencing as adults.

Along with Hill and Brown, Johnny Brown, Tyreese McCullough, Travis McCullough and Sherman Peters III have been indicted in the shooting left four people dead and 32 others injured.

According to court documents, Hill and Brown will be arraigned on December 28.  No word on the third suspect at this time.