April 15, 2023 changed a lot of lives.
At a Sweet 16 birthday party, a mass shooting broke out in downtown Dadeville, claiming the lives of four and injuring 32 others. Dozens of others were inside Mahogany Masterpiece at the time of the shooting, and hundreds more were affected in one way or another.
kAmkDA2?m|@E96CD 2?5 72E96CD =@DE E96:C D@?D 2?5 52F89E6CD[ 2?5 >2?J 72>:=J >6>36CD 5:5 ?@E9:?8 3FE AC2J :? E96 H66<D 27E6C 2D E96:C =@G65 @?6D 925 2 ;@FC?6J 7@C DFCG:G2=]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mu@C @?6 DFCG:G@C[ $92?:J29 |4r@J[ :E H2D 24EF2==J 96C @H? 49:=5C6? E92E 96=A65 96C 86E E9C@F89 EC2865J]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?m|4r@J H2D E96 >@E96C @7 2 `\J62C\@=5 2E E96 E:>6 @7 E96 D9@@E:?8[ z9J=6?[ 2?5 D96 92D 3C@F89E :?E@ E9:D H@C=5 2 ?6H3@C? D:?46 E96?[ ~’|2C:] $96 D2:5 :E’D 96C EH@ 49:=5C6? H9@ 92G6 8:G6? 96C E96 DEC6?8E9 E@ 4@?E:?F6]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?m“%96J 92G6 96=A65 >6 :? >2?J H2JD[” |4r@J D2:5 :? 2 u2463@@< :?E6CG:6H] “s6AC6DD:@? 2E6 >6 FA] x 562=E H:E9 DFCG:G2= 8F:=E 7@C 2 H9:=6] x H2D H2?E:?8 E@ 8:G6 FA 3FE x 925 E@ E9:?<[ ‘(9@ H2D 8@?6 WD:4X C2:D6 >J D@?n (9@ H2D 8@?6 WD:4X =@G6 >J <:5D 36EE6C E92? >6n’ %96J <66A >6 8@:?8]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mp=E9@F89 |4r@J H2D ?@E D9@E 5FC:?8 E96 :?4:56?E[ pAC:= `d DE:== 492?865 96C =:76 7@C6G6C] $96 H2D :?D:56 E96 52?46 DEF5:@ 2E E96 E:>6 @7 E96 D9@@E:?8[ 2?5 D96 4C65:E65 96C 3@J7C:6?5 H:E9 D2G:?8 96C =:76]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?m“x7 :E H2D?’E 7@C 9:> x 5@?’E <?@H H96C6 x’5 36 C:89E ?@H[” |4r@J D2:5 :? E96 52JD 27E6C E96 D9@@E:?8] “x D2E @? E92E 7=@@C 7@C f\`_ >:?D WD:4X E9:?<:?8 x’5 ?6G6C >2<6 :E @FE]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?m|4r@J H2D 2=D@ 2 96C@ :? 96C @H? C:89E[ F=E:>2E6=J 5C:G:?8 D@>6 @7 96C 7C:6?5D E@ {2<6 |2CE:? r@>>F?:EJ w@DA:E2=] qFE D96 5:5?’E D66 :E E92E H2J] $FCG:G@C’D 8F:=E 2?5 !%$s H6C6 EH@ E9:?8D |4r@J D2:5 D96 925 E@ @G6C4@>6]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?m“x’G6 4@>6 2=@?8 H2J[” |4r@J D2:5] “x =@DE >J ;@3 5F6 E@ 36:?8 @FE 7@C 2 =@?8 A6C:@5 @7 E:>6 ECJ:?8 E@ AC@46DD 6G6CJE9:?8] {2E6C x 7@F?5 36EE6C 6>A=@J>6?E H:E9 9:896C A2J] x DE2CE65 72:=:?8 :? >65:42= D49@@= 5F6 E@ >6 8:G:?8 FA @? 6G6CJE9:?8 5F6 E@ E96 D9@@E:?8] }@H[ xVG6 >256 E96 562?’D =:DE]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mp=E9@F89 D96 :D 5@:?8 36EE6C[ E92E 5@6D?’E >62? E9:?8D 2C6 62DJ 6G6CJ 52J] $96 D2:5 E96 E9:?8 D96 C6>6>36CD >@DE :D E96 D@F?5D @7 E92E ?:89E 2?5 D66:?8 96C 7C:6?5D H9@ 925 366? D9@E] |4r@J 2?5 96C 7C:6?5D 5@?’E 5:D4FDD E96 ?:89E @7 E96 D9@@E:?8 >F49[ 3FE E96J 5@ 92G6 6249 @E96C E@ =62? @?]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?m“~G6C2== x E9:?< E96J’C6 4@A:?8 36EE6C E92? E96J H6C6 367@C6[” |4r@J D2:5 @7 D@>6 @7 96C 7C:6?5D’ ;@FC?6JD @7 C64@G6CJ] “%96J’G6 DE2CE65 324< 8@:?8 @FE 2C@F?5 =2C86 4C@H5D H9:49 H2D D@>6E9:?8 2== @7 FD 4@F=5?’E 92?5=6 2E @?6 A@:?E] %96J’G6 4@>6 2 =@?8 H2J A9JD:42==J] |6?E2==J[ x <?@H :E DE:== 9FCED E96> ?@E 36:?8 23=6 E@ 5@ E9:?8D E96J 4@F=5 367@C6]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?m|4r@J D2:5 96C 4@FD:? r2C>6? H2D @?6 @7 E96 D9@@E:?8 G:4E:>D 2?5 :D DE:== 92G:?8 DFC86C:6D[ 2D C646?E 2D 2 76H H66<D 28@ H96? D96 925 DFC86CJ @? 96C 7@@E] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?m“$96 D2:5 D96’D 5@:?8 8@@5[ 3FE x 5@?’E <?@H :7 D96’D 5@:?8 8@@5 >6?E2==J[” |4r@J D2:5] “x E9:?< D96 >:DD6D 6G6CJE9:?8 36:?8 ?@C>2=] x AC2J 7@C 96C 6G6CJ ?:89E[ =:EE=6 5@6D D96 <?@H]” k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mp=E9@F89 E9:?8D H:== ?6G6C 8@ 324< E@ E96 H2J E96J H6C6 AC:@C E@ E96 D9@@E:?8[ |4r@J D66>D E@ 36 D6EE=:?8 :?E@ 96C ?6H ?@C>2= H:E9 z9J=6? 2?5 ~’|2C:] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?m“q6:?8 2 >@E96C >62?D 2 =@E E@ >6[” |4r@J D2:5] “x 42== E96> >J =:EE=6 3=6DD:?8D ’42FD6 H:E9@FE E96> x’5 36 =@DE] %96J D2G65 >6]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?m k^DA2?mk^Am
