At least four people were killed and multiple others were wounded after a shooting at a birthday party on Saturday night in the city of Dadeville, Ala.
The attack took place just after 10:30 p.m. local time near the town square as people gathered to celebrate a teenager’s birthday, according to Heidi Smith, the marketing director of Ivy Creek Healthcare, which runs a hospital in Dadeville. Smith said the hospital treated at least 15 gunshot victims.
Smith said at least 17 ambulances responded to the scene. Some victims were treated and released from the Lake Martin Community Hospital, while several additional victims were transferred to other hospitals — including flown to a trauma center in Birmingham, she added.
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