daquan doss knew phil dowdell since kindergarten. >> i was standing beside him.it. i went the opposite way. i wish i could've pulled him my way. >> reporter: alexis says her big brother's final act was to protect her from the gunfire. you told me your brother grabbed you by the waist and pushed you down. did your brother save your life? >> yes. if it was not for him, i don't know where i would be if i would still be standing here today. if he would not have saved my life. >> reporter: the mother latonya allen was also shot twice, and she tells me she still is a bullet stuck in her side and in her leg. she is going to be fine, but she told me her focus now is on finding the killers and planning her son's funeral. norah. >> norah: omar villafranca, thank you for being there. there is breaking news now out of kansas city, missouri, where the county prosecutor has charged an 85-year-old white man for shooting a black teenager twice including once in the head. police say the teen went to the wrong address to pick up his younger brothers, rang the doorbell and moments

among the dead, the birthday girl's brother, phil dowdell, set to play for jackson state football on scholarship. he would do anything for anyone. they say she lit up the room. ellen lopez in alabama. >> officials in dadeville are chasing solid leads in search of a suspect or suspects as the community mourns young people killed at this party at a dance studio bree hutchinson, struck by gunfire. >> we were just having fun. next thing you know, heard gunshots. >> four others did not survive, including a 17-year-old, shaunkivia smith. her cousin telling abc news kiki was filled with life, lit up the room, planned to attend university of alabama. >> bright future. i mean, smart, intelligent. honestly, she was great. >> phil dowdell was weeks away from going to jacksonville state on a football scholarship. the party was being held for his little sister. his mother chaperoning was also shot but survived. also killed, 23-year-old corbin holston. a 19-year-old. and marsiah collins. his mother telling abc news he would do anything for anybody and planned to study music in college. and it wasn

phil dowdell has been named by local media as one of the victims. was a senior in high school and was going to jacksonville state university on an american football scholarship. here the health secretary has again insisted a pay offer for nurses is fair and reasonable. it's after the head of the union, the royal college of nursing, warned members in england could carry out rolling strikes until christmas. on friday the nurses rejected the pay offer from the government, even though their own leadership had recommended they accept it. pat cullen spoke to the bbc earlier: we have strike action for the end of this month, the beginning of may, and then we will move immediately to ballot our members and if that ballot our members and if that ballot is successful, it will mean further strike action right up until christmas. now, the person that can stop that and the people who can stop that and the people who can stop that and the people who can stop that is steve barclay and the ministers, indeed the prime minister. sixteen people have been killed and nin

phil dowdell has been named by local media as one of the victims. hool and was going to jacksonville state university on an american football scholarship. earlier i spoke tojeremy gray, editor of the alabama wide news outlet al.com to find out more details. so far we know that these were mostly teenagers. 0ne so far we know that these were mostly teenagers. one of them was a young man named phil dowdell, who was a high school football player. he was recently committed to play in couege he was recently committed to play in college football and jacksonville stadium in alabama. my understanding it was his sister's sweet 16 party. something transpired that the party, shots were fired, he and three other young people... we believe at least three other from what i hear our teenagers, probably all of them. as many as 20 people injured. d0 teenagers, probably all of them. as many as 20 people injured.- many as 20 people in'ured. do we have an many as 20 people injured. do we have any understanding _ many as 20 people injured. do we have any understanding of-

phil dowdell has been named by local media as one of the victims. hool and was going to jacksonville state university on an american football scholarship. nomia iqbal is in washington for us. what is the latest? we are still waiting to find out more information from the police. as you mentioned, one of the victims has been named by local press as phil dowdell, a star high school athlete. other reports from local media and alabama say the birthday party was his sister�*s and one of the injured was his mother. but, as i say, those details have yet to be confirmed. we know, as you mention, at least four people were killed in the shooting in dadeville, a very small, rural town in east alabama. alabama is about two i was away on the plane from here on the east coast in dc. we are still waiting to find out from police. we don�*t know what led to the incident, we don�*t know the names of the victims, we don�*t know how many people have been injured, we don�*t know who the perpetrator is, what has happened to them, if they have been shot dead by the police,

but 18-year-old phil dowdell lost his life on saturday.ve spoken to his mother and sister, who's sweet sixteen it was. she says her big brother pushed her to the floor as the shooting began, saving her life. she then found him, fatally injured. >> he had already lost a lot of blood. they said that was his body laying on the ground. that's when my mama started crying and that's when i ran and there and i had grabbed him and i was holding him in my arms. >> police investigating the attack at the dance studio have given no details about suspects or a possible motive. they say they don't know what happened, either. >> you don't know if it was more than one person, but you think it was? tell us about that. >> it's hard. it's like a piece of my heart is ripped out. i know he loved us. he knew i loved him, but he was supposed to graduate next month. instead of me going to graduation, i will be going to the cemetery to see my son. >> she says more must be done to tackle gun violence, to stop tragedies like this, a young man dying at his sister's b

among them 18-year-old phil dowdell, a star high school football player. making progress identifying a suspect and maybe they're not telling us everything? >> reporter: well, kate, the alabama state bureau of investigations now leading this investigation has kept a lot of these details to themselves. they did share some more information monday night indicating that they did not recover any high-powered rifle ammunition at the scene. instead they did recover what they said were numerous shell casings used in handguns, now, about the investigation itself, they're saying they're still completing interviews or going through the evidence and they, quote, say it's an effort to solidify a motive and potential suspects. that's all the information that authorities have shared and as you mentioned, they did update the number of those injured originally of the number was 28 and we now know that it's 32 people injured during the incident, kate. >> yeah, and let's focus on the victims for a moment. what more have we been able to learn about some of the other victims of

among the dead, her 18-year-old son, phil dowdell.was just weeks from graduation and recently committed to playing football at jacksonville state next year. >> i was right beside him. >> he says he was wet him at the party inside the dance center, but the two ran in opposite directions when gunshots rang out. >> i think he went right into it. i wish i could have pulled them out with me. >> also killed, 23-year-old corbin holston, 19-year-old , marsiah collins, and 17-year-old , nicole smith. >> when you have one gunshot wound come through, but when you have 15 and they're all teenagers, our staff has been through a lot. >> a group of lawmakers called for new gun legislation monday, something they planned before the deadly we can shooting. >> no child in alabama should be afraid of getting shot and killed at a sweet 16 birthday party. >> witnesses report more than one shooter . police are asking anyone with information to come forward, but have not provided other details. >>> tonight, cbs evening news with norah o'donnell will have mor

they were running, hollering, crying, just hollering. eportethe afh, her 18-year-old son, phil dowdellas set to graduate next month, a star under the friday night lights, dowdell was headed to play football on saturdays for jacksonville state. but this saturday night, number 7 became another number, the latest victim of a mass shooting, with his little sister and mother by his side. >> he was trying to say something. by that time, he couldn't say anything else, and he stopped breathing. >> reporter: another high school senior, 17-year-old shaunkivia smith, was also killed, along with 19-year-old marsiah collins and 23-year-old corbin holston, who reports say did not attend the party but went to check on a younger family member. the community came together at a vigil last night. daequan knew phil since kindergarten. >> i was standing right beside him when the shooting went on. i think ep went right into it. i wish i could have pulled him out. >> reporter: alexis says her big brother's final act was to protect her from the gunfire. >> you told me your brother grabbed you by the waist and

the four victims who died were all young adults including high school senior, phil dowdell, who lost his life in his sister's arms on the night she was celebrating her sweet 16. >> i'm glad they got someone, and but it still don't bring my son back to me. just a feeling in my heart that justice will be served. >> there's uncut cake and unburnt 16 candles that never got lit. lexi's brother was one of the victims. >> reporter: with authorities saying likely to follow, a bond hearing must be held by friday. it's unclear if any have attorneys. tonight, two teenage brothers and a 20-year-old arrested for murder while families who were planning graduations now prepare for funerals. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> in memphis today, the family of tyre nichols filed a $550 million lawsuit against the city, its police chief, and five officers involved in the beating that killed him. among other things, the suit alleges an oppression style of policing and poor training in the unit the officers were in. >>> tonight the supreme court extended a pause in a lower court ruling from texas that was try

her son, a star athlete seen heading for university on a football scholarship, but 18—year—old phil dowdellshe says her big brother pushed her to the floor as the shooting began, saving her life. she then found him fatally injured. he wasn't breathing too much because he had already lost a lot of blood. so it was...they said that it was his body lying on the ground. they said it was his body lying on the ground. my mum started crying and that is when i ran in there and grabbed him. i was holding him in my arm. police investigating the attack at this dance studio have given no details about suspects or a possible motive. latonya and alexis say they don't know what happened either. everybodyjust rushed out. you don't know if it was more than one person but you think it was? i think it had to be more than one person. tell us about phil. it is like a piece of my heart has been ripped out. i know he loved us. he know i loved him. he was supposed to graduate next may. instead of going to graduation, i will be going to the cemetery to see my son. phil's mother says more must be done to tackle gun

there are many questions about how and why phil dowdell lost his life.tle sense perhaps can ever be made of a young man dying at his own sister's birthday. jessica parker, bbc news, dadeville, alabama. official figures on jobs and pay will be published by the office for national statistics this morning, and they're expected to show that wage inflation is coming down while unemployment remains low. that could mean less pressure for the bank of england to continue raising interest rates. our economics correspondent andy verity has been looking at the construction industry, which is being hit by the rising cost of materials and labour. all good? business has been challenging, up and down. it's been consistently inconsistent. one day we're super busy, we can't keep up. the next day we don't have any work on. a year ago, construction companies like this builder of grand designs—style renovations based near heathrow airport was struggling to cope with a surge in demand for new projects as the economy bounced back from the pandemic. there was no lack of work, b

. >> phil dowdell was weeks away from going to jacksonville state on a football scholarship. the party was being held for his little sister. his mother chaperoning was also shot but survived. also killed, 23-year-old corbin dahmontrey holston. a 19-year-old. his mother telling abc news he would do anything for anybody and planned to study music in college. and it wasn't the only mass shooting. saturday in louisville, kentucky two people were killed, four wounded when gunfire erupted in a park. less than a week after five people were killed add old national bank. president biden reacting to the latest incidents, writing this is outrageous and unacceptable. our communities need and deserve better. david, it is unclear who was behind that shooting. the police chief tells me they have solid leads but is asking anyone with photos or videos of that night to come forward as they continue to investigate. >> thank you. here in new york city, the fbi busting what they say was a secret police station here in new york, run by the chinese government. who they were monitoring and why. here

phil dowdell was star athelet. and a senior in high school.h his sister's own birthday party. our thoughts and prayers are with all the families. there are...just are no words to describe the emotions we are all feeling. millions of firearms are in circulation in this country. for some, it's part of the nation's promise of freedom. for others, it is a kind of madness that is costing the lives of america's children. now to moscow, where one of russian president vladmir putin's biggest critics, vladimir kara—murza, has been sentenced to 25 years in jail after he publicly criticised russia's invasion of ukraine. kara—murza is accused of treason and spreading false information. 0ur russia editor, steve rosenberg, has more. handcuffed and in a bullet—proof cage, one of president putin's most prominent critics. vladimir kara—murza faced multiple charges, including treason. the verdict, guilty. the punishment, a quarter of a century in prison. access to the court room was heavily restricted. with otherjournalists and with foreign diplomats, we crowde

phil dowdell was a star athlete and senior in high school.edia says he's one of those to lose his life after bullets ripped through the night at his own sister's birthday party. our thoughts and prayers are with all the families. there are just — there are no words to describe the emotions that we're all feelings. millions of firearms are in circulation in this country. for some, it's part of a nation's promise of freedom. for others, it's a kind of madness that's costing the lives of america's children. jessica parker, bbc news. faith in action alabama community organizer, muaath al—khattab, told the bbc how the shooting has impacted the state. my first thought was, i mean, this is a horrible tragedy, of course. i really felt for the victims and those people who were traumatised from the shooting in dadeville, and ijust felt really sad that this keeps happening and that they had to experience this at a time that it was supposed to be a celebration. people are definitely shocked and traumatised and i think people are probably in a state of di

local media have started naming those who were killed, including phil dowdell, a star high school athletehe did not deserve that at all. he was too sweet of a person. he was too sweet for his own good. like, he was a promising young football star. - he had signed to a college. he had his whole life ahead of him, and notjust him, all of them. - this is the building, the dance studio where that 16th birthday party was taking place on saturday night. there's now no police tape. the door�*s sealed off, but it's a muted scene after the horrific events that unfolded here. the bullet holes in the glass another trace of america's rising gun violence. president biden's again called for tighter firearms controls. it's a familiar call in a divisive debate that's happened so many times before. jessica parker, bbc news, dadeville, alabama. now to east africa, where fighting between rival groups in sudan is entering a third day, with doctors warning of increasingly desperate conditions in hospitals in the capital, khartoum. so far, 97 people have been reported killed and hundreds injured in the violenc

on saturday evening, one of the victims has been named as phil dowdell, the star player of his high school football team, who was attending his sister's 16th birthday party, and dom studio, and town of date vill 28 people were inches including their mother. some are in a critical condition, police have given no indication yet of a motive for the shooting. or if anybody is in custody, ask you to please keep our community in your prayers. i ask you to keep my police department in your prayers. and i also ask each of you, please do not live this moment the fan what you think about the city of davis and our family what we've dealt with is something that no community should have to endure. kenny as president william router, as our ceo position to give talks with the government a chance is made a payment, meanwhile, owns his followers to continue protesting over fraud in last year's presidential election and the high cost of living. they rally to the capital nairobi on sunday, ahead of talks for the government, and these 3 people have been killed and hundreds arrested during protest. late last m

phil dowdell has been named by local media as one of the victims. ior in high school and was going to jacksonville state university on an american football scholarship. the authorities in alabama gave this update earlier. this incident occurred at approximately 1034pm here in dadeville. there were four lives — not fatalities, lives — there were four lives tragically lost in this incident. and there has been a multitude of injuries. as they said, this is going to be a long, complicated process. we are thankful to the sheriff, to the chief, to everyone, to the district attorney, for all of the support, and we're going to continue to work in a very methodical way to go through this scene, to look at the facts and ensure that justice is brought to bear for the families. we will do that. we can also confirm that it was tied to a birthday party. we are able to confirm that, it was tied to a birthday celebration. we can't share anything further at this time with regard to that, as it is an ongoing investigation. nomia iqbal is in washington for us. what is

her son, a star athlete seen heading for university on a football scholarship, but 18—year—old phil dowdell. she says her big brother pushed her to the floor as the shooting began, saving her life. she then found him fatally injured. he wasn't breathing too much because he had already lost a lot of blood. so it was... they said that it was his body lying on the ground. my mum started crying and that is when i ran in there and grabbed him. i was holding him in my arm. police investigating the attack at this dance studio have given no details about suspects or a possible motive. latonya and alexis say they don't know what happened either. everybodyjust rushed out. you don't know if it was more than one person but you think it was? i think it had to be more than one person. tell us about phil. it is like a piece of my heart has been ripped out. i know he loved us. he know i loved him. he was supposed to graduate next may. instead of going to graduation, i will be going to the cemetery to see my son. phil's mother says more must be done to tackle gun violence, to stop tragedies like this. a you

phil dowdell was a star athlete and senior in high school.f those to lose his life after bullets ripped through the night at his own sister's birthday party. our thoughts and prayers are with all the families. there are just with all the families. there arejust — with all the families. there are just — there are no words to discuss the emotions we are all feelings. millions of firearms are in circulation in this country. for some, it's part of a nation's promise of freedom. for others, it's a kind of madness that's costing the lives of america's children. jessica parker, bbc news. earlier on spoke with colin scroggins chief crime reporter with cnaw2news.com. he has been at the crime scene this evening and is now at his home in smith station alabama. 50 and is now at his home in smith station alabama.— station alabama. so what we know so far _ station alabama. so what we know so far is _ station alabama. so what we know so far is the _ station alabama. so what we know so far is the police - station alabama. so what we know so far is the police

local media have started naming those who were killed, including phil dowdell, a star high school athlete not deserve that at all. he was too sweet of a person. he was too sweet for his own good. like, he was a promising young football star. he had signed to a college. he had his whole life ahead of him, and notjust him, all of them. this is the building, the dance studio, where that 16th birthday party was taking place on saturday night. there's now no police tape. the door�*s sealed off, but it's a muted scene after the horrific events that unfolded here. the bullet holes in the glass, another trace of america's rising gun violence. president biden�*s again called for tighter firearms controls. it's a familiar call in a divisive debate that's happened so many times before. jessica parker, bbc news, dadeville, alabama. the most powerful rocket ever built is scheduled to take off for its first full test flight within the hour. the spacex rocket and spacecraft — collectively known as starship — are designed to be reusable. starship is almost 400 feet tall, and has almost double the thrust

you're also the chaplain for the high school football team that phil dowdell played on. can you tell us a little bit about him? yes phil was one of those young men that you never forget. you showed a picture of him a moment ago that was failed, always smiling, brightening up a room when he came in, he was respected by his peers. he was loved by his teachers. phil was just what you call an all around great guy. and at this point you're hearing . i think what we're hearing, which is that authorities have not confirmed who the suspect is . if they have a suspect in custody, do you worry that the perpetrator here has not been caught, or do you think that police know who's responsible? i am concerned that the perpetrator has not been caught as any of us would be. but i will tell you that we have a great group of law enforcement from our city to our county that have done a great job. i think that if they have leads, they will follow those leads, and i believe that they will have someone in custody soon. now i'm saying that as the basis of a citizen and i have no official infor

one of the victims was star student athlete phil dowdell, who was remembered by a coach and teacher athis high school. >> great student athlete. not only did he win -- excuse me. not only did he win the 100, 200 last year, but he set goals to go -- always had a smile on his face. amy: elsewhere, a shooter opened fire on a crowd of hundreds in a louisville, kentucky park, killing two. this came as louisville is still reeling from the mass shooting at a bank last monday that claimed five lives. a shooting in hawaii left two people dead friday. meanwhile, in kansas city, missouri, a black teenager was shot and hospitalized after accidentally ringing the wrong doorbell while trying to pick up his siblings. and in nashville, a seven-months pregnant woman was rushed to the hospital last week where she had an emergency c-section after she was shot by a walgreens employee who said he suspected her of shoplifting. the employee claimed self-defense even though he followed her into the store's parking lot where he shot her. in indianapolis, top republican hopefuls for the 2024 presidential nomina

on saturday evening, one of the victims has been named as phil dowdell, the star player of his high school football team. it was attending his sister's sixty's birthday party at a dom studio in the town of dade, phil. several people were also injured, including their mother, police have given no indication yet of a motive for the shooting, or if anybody's in custody, asked me to please keep our community in your prayer. i ask you to keep my police department in your prayer. and i also ask each of you, please do not live this moment. the fan what you think about the city of davis and our family what we've dealt with is something that no community should have to endure those more still to come this out. ah, orthodox christians, in ukraine and russia, pray for the violence to end as they celebrate easter and that divided church plus . i'm rob reynolds in los angeles. we'll take a look at how this city would fare if it were hit by an earthquake of the same magnitude that struck turkey and syria and ins order round up of the opening bunches of the n b. a playoffs that are much more coming up la

wounded and saturday's shooting at a dance studio among the victims, the birthday girl's brother phil dowdell, can you check on my brother? my brother ports outside? is he alive or is he did? and the people didn't want to tell me so they just gave me like a firm book. and i just knew like he was just dumb when i walked out the door and i just started crab. people told me up. police continue asking the public for any videos or pictures from the party. they also want to speak to everyone who attended as they build their case. this is absolutely the beginning. this is not the end. there is a tremendous amount of work. yet to be done. prosecutors say they will ask a judge to hold the two teens arrested without bail. in atlanta. steve harrigan, fox news white missouri homeowner accused of shooting a black teenager who mistakenly rang his doorbell pleaded not guilty today. in his first court appearance, 84 year old andrew lester is charged with first degree assault and armed criminal action. 16 year old ralph yoro was shot in the head and the arm is expected to make a full recovery. lester is free

he was covering, and he has named that person as phil dowdell, something that we have confirmed with a local pastor here. i want you to listen to what the dj described that chaotic scene inside of this venue behind me. it's scary. try to make sure everybody around. it's really sad to see all the kids that were shot and the ones that are deceased. seeing those bodies in front doors. all those kids probably trump ties. and keenan cooper tells us that dowdle was a high school football player. kind of like the hometown hero is how he describes him about to graduate next month and who received a scholarship to play football at jacksonville state university in jacksonville, alabama. we did receive a statement, which i will read out to you from the head coach rich rodriguez, who says our thoughts and prayers are with the family of filled out all the other victims of the senseless tragedy last night. he was a great young man. with a bright future, fred. my gosh, this is so sad so many times over. all right, isabel, rizal is thank you so much. and just a week after a gunman killed five of his

wounded in saturday's shooting at a dance studio among the victims, the birthday girl's brother phil dowdell, can you check with my about the my brother posts outside? is he alive or is he did? in the people didn't want to tell me so they just gave me like a certain book, and i just knew like he was just dumb when i walked out the door and i just started crab. people holding me up. police continue asking the public for any videos or pictures from the party. they also want to speak to everyone who attended as they build their case. this is absolutely the beginning. this is not the end. there is a tremendous amount of work. it is yet to be done. prosecutors say they will ask a judge to hold the two teens arrested without bail. in atlanta. steve harrigan, fox news 84 year old homeowner accused of shooting a black teenager pleaded not guilty in a missouri courtroom today, officials say, andrew lester fired through a glass door hitting ralph ja rule twice when the teenager rang. his doorbell by mistake has happened outside of kansas city. y'all's family says the teen was going to pick up his youn

that victim has been identified as phil dowdell. that is per the dj who was here last night when the shooting happened. also a senior pastor and leader in the community here, and the assistant football coach for dave ville high school where doodle was at. he was a senior michael taylor that coach saying that he knew dowdell since he was nine years old. he is in total disbelief at the news. he says that dowdle was a freak athlete blessed with any sort of sport any ball that you put in his hand. he was good at track football basketball and was about to graduate. next month. he had a scholarship coach says to play football at jacksonville state university in jacksonville, alabama. here's what he had to say about dell dell. feel that guy, you know he was a comedian. uh humble. ah churchgoing guy grandmother kind of i gave him a scripture every morning before you went to school. you know, to make sure he was always on point. and we are learning from the dj keenan cooper again who was here and witness the shooting firsthand that that part

um phil dowdell? yeah just you know, beautiful young man and his life was just cut short. needlessly because of this. here's some video of him playing football right here. and this is from back in 2020. and you know this is why his friends were saying he was such a gifted athlete. um, this coming from uh , our affiliate there in alabama. i mean, juliette. when you talk to teenagers, and i know you. you said you have teenagers. i have teenagers. when you talk to you. this is what they're afraid of. they are afraid of this in this country right now. they're afraid to go to the movies. they're afraid to go to the mall. they're afraid to do stuff with other kids because they might get shot and killed in this country. yeah that's what it's like to be a teenager. call them. yeah i think you and i and whatever age we are really quite get. it was hard to imagine the sense that teenagers have a possibility that they would be killed by gun violence wherever they're from urban areas. rural blue states red states. they call this generation lockdown. it's the kids that are going throug

here's what we know about those four killed phil dowdell 18 years old star football player. people called him a hometown hero. he earned a scholarship to play football at jacksonville state university. i want you to listen to the assistant football coach what he knew about phil. alright so we don't have that. let me tell you about kiki smith kiki smith, a senior at dade ville high school. she was someone who ran track. she had an injury. she became a trainer, someone known as who's always smiling. we've also learned more about 19 year old marseille. a collins. he was taking a gap here between high school and college aspiring musician was planning to go to louisiana state university. in the fall, and the fourth person killed. corbin hosting 23 years old again, in addition to those four at least 15 teenagers who were shot those 15 went into ambulances went to a hospital for went to the coroner's office at this sweet 16 birthday party here. on saturday night, jim anything of those moments. they take those pictures showing the school they're going to be going to with all that ex

this is a picture of phil and a alexis dowdell when things were better. phil's last act was her protector, saving her as gunfire erupted at her sweet 16 last saturday night at a dance studio in dadeville, alabama. he died in her arms. >> he was going in and out, and then when somebody from the ambulance came in and they felt his pulse, they said he was gone. >> reporter: the 18-year-old high school senior had committed to play football at jacksonville university in the fall. phil and alex sis mom were chaperoning the party. she got shot but will be fine. she said she will not find peace until that person is caught. >> i don't know why someone would come to my daughter's sweet 16 and bring a gun and shoot innocent kids. >> reporter: four people were killed in addition to phil. 17 shaun keeva smith and two others. yesterday state lawmakers spoke about a preplanned event to push for gun violence legislation >> i am tired of hearing the wails and the cries of parents and families who have lost their loved ones and elected officials have not acted. >> reporter:

local media have started naming those who were killed, including phil dowdell, a star high school athlete here and well loved. he did not deserve that at all. he was too sweet of a person. he was too sweet for his own good. like, he was a promising young football star. he had signed to a college. he had his whole life ahead of him, and notjust him, all of them. this is the building, the dance studio where that 16th birthday party was taking place on saturday night. there's now no police tape. the door�*s sealed off, but it's a muted scene after the horrific events that unfolded here. the bullet holes in the glass another trace of america's rising gun violence. president biden�*s again called for tighter firearms controls. it's a familiar call in a divisive debate that's happened so many times before. jessica parker, bbc news, dadeville, alabama. the prime minister will give more details later about his plan to have all children study some maths up to the age of 18. rishi sunak wants to create a new advisory group to help decide exactly what will be taught and whether there will be a new q

the deceased, says 23 year old corbin holston, 19 year old marseille collins 18 year old phil, stevie's dowdelld 17 year old sean key via smith. smith's grandmother says the 17 year old was a senior in high school, a talented athlete who enjoyed running track and playing volleyball all in between studying great student get mad if you make a beat family and friends sellers. dowdell who was also a senior, was a high school football star who had recently committed to playing for jacksonville state university. his uncle says dowdle was respectful, never got in trouble and was at saturday's party to celebrate his younger sisters. 16th birthday. you know, he wanted more out of life . you just want to be, you know another quote. good athlete in high school right here, just a hard pill to swallow tough swallowing candles in the community like dr ben. he's as it's going to take a lot of prayer to get through a tragedy that nobody expected to hit this quiet town. this is a pain that will never end. but it's a pain that can be dealt with. because of the hope that we have. indeed. bill alabama troll swanso

now know one of the people killed the older brother of the girl celebrating her birthday, phil staviyski dowdell. there he is right there, smiling. he was days away from graduating and going to jacksonville state university on a football scholarship. cnn's isabel russell's joins us now from david villa, isabel. let's start with the suspect. um is there one? i know that police just had that press conference. about an hour ago. it sounds as though they're just not saying a whole lot about a suspect at this point. hey jim. good evening to you if i can first tell you that just here in the last five minutes, we saw police officers actually taking down the emergency tape. so now access is being allowed back onto this road. we're seeing people curious about the situation going up to that dance studio where this shooting happened at a sweet 16th birthday party we did here in the last hour from sergeant jeremy burkett of the alabama law enforcement agency. and yes, we frankly did not hear any details about the shooter. they have been claiming aaliyah . these law enforcement officers have been claiming th

who knew phil doubt dowdell pretty closely considered him a son has been coaching him. since nine years of age and says that he was blessed with sports. he was just good at everything track football basketball, and he says he spoke with his grandmother the morning after the shooting. listen. the biggest thing is cheap. i don't understand why wanted to happen. you know, we don't have any enemies. feel just told me. about a month ago. because if anything ever happened to me even when i go to college, touch your sister. i've never dreamed that he was talking about this. obviously such a traumatic s0eople. the superintendent says that there are counselors available at county schools to help these children really digest and go through and work through what has happened in this community. john young people so much potential such a loss visible rossello's and alabama thank you so much. sarah one shooting to another outrage in kansas city, missouri, and this morning calls for justice after a black teenager was shot in the head when he mistakenly went to the wrong address to pic

their names are phil staviyski dowdell and kiki smith, both teenagers and seniors in high school with bright futures ahead of them. cnn's victor blackwell is on scene in alabama and victor officials have now released the names of all four people who were killed. what more can you tell us? brianna all four were in that phase of life that's supposed to be as carefree as we are from transitioning from childhood to adulthood. late teens early twenties, we now have the names of the four who lost their lives who were killed on saturday night. you mentioned two of them. 1st 18 year old filled dowdell. he was transitioning into jacksonville state university. he was the brother of the birthday girl you're gonna hear from his football coach. in a moment he had a scholarship to play at that school. also 17 year old kiki smith. she was a senior at the dade ville high school ran track handed injuries, so she transitioned to be the team manager. people who knew is that she always had a smile. also 19 year old marseille, a collins and 23 year old corbin hosting the four who were killed in total. we

this is 18 year old phil, stay beust dowdell.t was his little sister alexis's birthday party and his shots rang out. she says one of the last things he did was try to protect uh huh. and then, um, all i remember is my brother grabbed me and pushed me down to the ground. why they shooting and i just feel in the whole blood i had ran in and i had picked my brother and i turned them over and i was telling him i was like you five like you gonna make you strong. cnn's isabelle rose hollis is on scene in alabama. she had that interview with phil dawdles, mother and sister. tell us what else they told you. brianna alexis dowdell told me that this was supposed to be such a happy event, something that she had planned for months. even with her brother. she was so excited , but now this is going to be a day she's forever going to remember as a day that she lost her beloved brother, brother, who lost his life, saving her in those last moments. latanya allen is the mother. she got shot in this in the stomach and in the leg, she says she still

three of the victims were in their teens, including 18 year old phil dowdell, who was at the party toebrate his younger sister. 16th birthday. he was a high school football star who had recently committed to play for jacksonville state university. the article. you know he wanted more out of life . and you just want to be, you know, another quote unquote good athlete in high school. this right here, just a hard pill to swallow tough swallowing. so far. police have not released any other information about potential suspects or a motive for the shooting. a bipartisan group of 162 mayors, including the mayor of oakland, sent a letter to congress urging action on gun safety legislation. the letter from the united states conference of mayors reads, in part, quote how many children must die. how many adults must die before our nation takes action to reduce gun violence? an 84 year old missouri man is now charged with first degree assault and could face racial discrimination charges in connection with the shooting of a 16 year old boy. ralph garrel was supposed to pick up his two younger brot

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