ALBAWABA - Six people were shot dead in two separate mass shootings in the states of Alabama and Kentucky in America, U.S. police reported.
In Alabama, four people were killed and 20 others were wounded in the mass shooting linked to a teenage birthday party in Dadeville, state officials said.
BREAKING: 4 dead confirmed, multiple injured in mass shooting in Dadeville, Alabama - official statement pic.twitter.com/PHp1DhWn3j
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CNN reported that the shooting took place around 10:34 p.m. Saturday, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said Sunday.
“It was tied to a birthday party,” Sgt. Jeremy J. Burkett said, according to CNN.
4 dead and at least 20 injured in mass shooting at a Dadeville, Alabama Sweet 16 Birthday party pic.twitter.com/SuTAc1YwNO
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"There were four lives tragically lost in this incident, and there’s been a multitude of injuries," Burkett added, declining to provide other details, citing an investigation underway.
In a separate incident in the state of Kentucky, Louisville Metro Police Department said it is investigating another mass shooting Saturday in Chickasaw Park, which left two people killed and four others wounded.
Two people are dead and four are wounded after a shooting at Chickasaw Park in Louisville, Kentucky. This mass shooting comes just days after five people were shot to death at a bank in the city.
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This is the result of too many guns and too few gun laws. https://t.co/lSgo5jYjHh
The mass shooting comes days after five people were shot dead at a bank in the city.
Police said Saturday's surviving victims included an adult woman and three adult males, WLKY News channel reported.
Police said someone shot into a crowd at Chickasaw Park and hit at least six people. Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey could not confirm the number of shooters but said there were hundreds of people in the park at the time. https://t.co/yERkh831YO
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LMPD deputy chief Paul Humphrey said there were hundreds of people in the park at the time of the shooting, but there were no witnesses.
Louisville mayor Craig Greenberg also spoke at last night’s press briefing for the Chickasaw Park shooting that killed two, injured four.
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This was at 11 PM. This is not normal for a mayor to come out to these pressers.
But this was one of the messages he had for our community… pic.twitter.com/49jAz2UDXK
An investigation was launched, but there are no known suspects, police said.
