Alabama shooting: Cops implore people to come forward with information
Alabama law enforcement officials were pleading Sunday with the public to come forward with information about the shooting killed Four people and 28 others were injured during a teenager’s birthday party. Among those killed was a high school senior who planned to play college football and was celebrating his sister’s 16th birthday. The shooting happened Saturday night at a dance studio in downtown Dadeville.
During two news conferences Sunday, Sgt. Jeremy Burkett of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency did not take questions. He did not say whether any suspects were in custody or whether investigators knew of a motive. He did not give the names of those killed. “We have to have information from the community,” Burkett said during a Sunday evening news conference.
President Joe Biden was briefed on the shooting, with the White House saying he was closely monitoring the situation and was in contact with local residents. officer and law enforcement to offer assistance. “What is the state of our nation when children cannot attend a birthday party without fear? When parents have to worry every time their kids walk out the door to school, the movie theater or the park?” Biden said in a statement Sunday.
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“Guns are the number one killer of children in America, and the numbers are increasing — not decreasing. This is outrageous and unacceptable.” Biden called on Congress to “require safe storage of firearms, require background checks for all gun sales, eliminate liability exemptions for gun manufacturers, and ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.” said.”
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