Two teenage suspects in last weekend’s deadly shooting at a Sweet 16 birthday party in Alabama have been arrested, authorities announced Wednesday. Four young people were killed in the shooting late Saturday night at a dance studio in the town of Dadeville, Alabama.
Sgt. Jeremy Burkett of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said the suspects were arrested Tuesday night. He said the suspects were 17 years old and 16 years old and they were being charged with reckless murder.
A prosecutor said the suspects would be charged as adults.
All of the deceased victims in the mass shooting were under the age of 24. The victims were identified as Marsiah Collins, 19; Phil Dowdell, 18; Corbin Holston, 23; and Shaunkivia Smith, 17.
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