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Two teenage brothers, 17 and 16, charged as adults after shooting at 16th birthday party in Alabama, killed four and injured 32 over the weekend

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Ty Reik McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough, 16, were arrested on Tuesday night

Suspects are each being charged with four counts of reckless murder and that more charges are expected. 

The McCulloughs, 17 and 16, would be charged as adults

Shooting at a 16th birthday party on Saturday in Dadeville, Alabama, killed four and injured 32

The fatalities have been identified as Marsiah Collins, 19, Phil Dowdell, 18, Shaunkivia Nicole “KeKe” Smith, 17, and Corbin Holston, 23

. The three teenagers, all high school seniors, were heading for college in the fall

Three teens and one adult were killed on Saturday night – Philstavious Dowdell, 18, [left] and Shaunkivia Nicole “KeKe” Smith, 17, were the first two victims identified. Dowdell died trying to save the celebrant, his sister Alexis

Two teenage boys have been charged with murder after the shooting at a 16th birthday party in Alabama that killed four and injured 32 over the weekend.
Ty Reik McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough, 16, were arrested on Tuesday night, police said.
Authorities said the suspects are each being charged with four counts of reckless murder. However, Given the injuries, more charges will be filed, and both suspects will be charged as adults, Fifth Circuit District Attorney Mike Segrest said.
The gunfight broke out at a birthday party for Dowdell’s sister Alexis Dowdell, which was being held at a dance studio just off the town’s courthouse square.
Witnesses had said multiple people began shooting some time after Dowdell’s mother paused the celebration to ask people with guns to leave.

The shooting also claimed the life of Dowdell’s best friend Marsiah Emmanuel Collins, 19, [left]. Corbin Dahmontrey Holston [right], 23 was also killed

At a press conference on Wednesday, officials told reporters that these were the very beginning stages of the investigation into the shooting on Saturday in Dadeville and offered very few details. No information was given about a motive or the type of firearm used.
District Attorney after arrest: ‘Don’t mess with our kids’
Police said that among the 32 people injured, four are still in the hospital and four remain in critical condition.
“We are going to make sure everyone of those victims has justice and not just the deceased,” Sergeant Jeremy Burkett of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) said.
The agency added: “These individuals have been charged after a complex and thorough investigation was conducted with assistance from a multitude of law enforcement agencies.”
Until Wednesday, police had offered few details since the shooting on any suspects in the case.
District Attorney Mike Segrest acknowledged this fact, saying, “I know that there has been some frustration among our community and among media about a lack of information that has been provided up to this point.”
The fatalities have been identified as Marsiah Emmanuel Collins, 19, Phil Dowdell, 18, Nicole Keke Smith, 17, and Corbin Holston, 23. The three teenagers, all high school seniors, were heading for college in the fall.
Phil Dowdell died trying to save his sister Alexis, his family has said. He was a star athlete on his high school football team and was bound for Jacksonville State University on a full football sports scholarship.
There were about 50 people at the party, which was held at a local dance studio.
Dadeville, a town of roughly 3,000 residents, is about 60 miles (100 km) northeast of the state capital of Montgomery.
Officials said the two suspects are from Tuskegee, Alabama which is about a 40 minute drive from Dadeville.
Sgt Burkett urged those who were at the party at the dance hall to contact authorities if they have not already done so.
“We need you to come forward for these families, for these victims,” he said. 
The weekend attack took the US to a grim milestone of more than 160 mass shootings this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines such events as ones in which four or more people are shot.

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