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(CNN) Four people were killed and others injured in a shooting in downtown Dadeville, Alabama, state officials said.
Alabama law enforcement said the shooting occurred shortly after 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
CNN reached out to Mayor Dadeville, the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Office, and the county coroner for more information.
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey said in a statement to CNN, “This morning, I join the people of Dadeville and my fellow Alabama friends in grief.
“Our state has no place for violent crimes. We will have updates from law enforcement as more details emerge.”
Dadeville, with a population of 3,000, is about 45 miles northeast of Montgomery.
The Alabama shooting occurred on the same day that a gunshot was fired into a crowd at a Louisville, Kentucky park. Two people were killed and four injured.
According to the Gun Violence Archive, the United States will have at least 162 mass shootings in the first 15 weeks of 2023. So far this year, there have been an average of more than 1.5 mass shootings every day.
The archives define a mass shooting as one in which four or more people are shot, excluding the shooter.
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