Mother and daughter speak out after Alabama Sweet 16 mass shooting
The mother and daughter whose Sweet 16 celebration became the scene of a mass shooting are speaking out for the first time. Four people were killed and more than two dozen were injured in the shooting at Alexis Dowdell's birthday party in Dadeville, Alabama, over the weekend. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca spoke with them both and joins Lilia Luciano with more.
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Her birthday will never be the same again. I am so, so sorry for the broken hearts and broken lives in a repugnant, unconscionable act of brutality.
She lost her brother on her birthday. That day will never be one of celebration again and that's so tragic
@loralarose9615
Жыл бұрын
I thin this was in 2014
Rip Corbin Dahmontrey Holston, Marsiah Emmanuel Collins, Philstavious Dowdell, and Shaunkivia Nichole Smith, you will be missed
@silentmajority8365
Жыл бұрын
Shooter did not miss them How come nobody saying who did it? CRICKETS
@giancarlocarattini4985
Жыл бұрын
@@silentmajority8365Cos they don't know who it is and haven't caught him/her yet.
@silentmajority8365
Жыл бұрын
@@giancarlocarattini4985 So nobody saw him? Really? Not buying it This is the no snitch rule in action
@giancarlocarattini4985
Жыл бұрын
@@silentmajority8365 They are still interviewing people and looking at video footage. We don't know yet, as this is still an on-going investigation. ALEA is known to be very meticulous and thorough. Might take a minute.
@MrShock8
Жыл бұрын
@@giancarlocarattini4985yeah i call bs.
I am praying for everyone who was harmed in any way. Sending love and hugs to them.
Mom wasn’t very responsible why didn’t she stop the party when she’s told the dj or someone had a gun? Then she said she heard a gunshot inside but ran from the door but came back! Really lady? If my kids are having a birthday party and I hear gunshots inside where my kids are I am running straight for them. Something isn’t right here
@miketyler677
Жыл бұрын
She is a black woman from the hood. Some don't have morals.
@generalwillwelsh7926
Жыл бұрын
^^^
@craythachef7774
Жыл бұрын
The party definitely should've been stopped. I know they paid for everything but if it's a matter of something dangerous happening shut it down. Resume at home.
@Imakebigotsseethe
Жыл бұрын
@@miketyler677 Ah yes. Blatant racism.... Huuuhhhhh....
@jerniceoliveira1772
Жыл бұрын
@@miketyler677 I was wondering the same thing about the trans mass killer who just recently ran into the school killing children & teachers in the suburbs. That’s not ghetto at all 🤷🏽♀️ it’s classy because it’s not the “HOOD”.
These families need support from the community and I hope that people are pitching in with household tasks, meals are being brought to them and errands are being taken care of. Thank you for covering the victims/families and not the criminals.
@Chillaxing113
Жыл бұрын
I'm sure the victim's families are being supported 100% ❤️
Her bday is ruined forever. My brother was murdered 25 years ago and it still rips me apart. 💔💔💔💔🤕🙏🏾 she will never get over this.
@kathygonzalez1413
Жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry to hear that 😭😭😭
@cheleftb
Жыл бұрын
@@kathygonzalez1413 peace and love to you
@cheleftb
Жыл бұрын
@@darkone292 have the life you deserve.
@aermax7321
Жыл бұрын
.. FEIND : LIVE ME LONG (JUS LSTN)
Why nothing about the shooter or shooters? Has anyone been arrested why no info?
My heart goes out to Alexis and her mother! ❤🙏
How is there still so few details on this? No one knows how many shooters, descriptions, shooters inside, outside? It's just odd.
@cheleftb
Жыл бұрын
Very and seems like they know and don't want the public to lose it. I won't say what I think happened.
@anabelandralph5418
Жыл бұрын
Black privilege
@teresamarie7460
Жыл бұрын
IF it were white shooter(s), it would be all over the news. Roland Martin needs to cover these stories too so that the black community can hold themselves accountable too.
@nataliamendes1717
Жыл бұрын
@@cheleftb I’m starting to feel that way too .. this isn’t adding up
@shawnmurray9964
Жыл бұрын
The press conference was super weird. It’s like they are stuck in the 50s
What is a 19 year old and a 23 year old doing at a sweet 16 birthday party 🤨
@waitz001
Жыл бұрын
family
@shalondacross8327
Жыл бұрын
Family members
@silentmajority8365
Жыл бұрын
Mattering
@sereneamani1713
Жыл бұрын
Such a relevant and important question.
@deborl7278
Жыл бұрын
There was 84 people at my granddaughters sweet 16 All ages There was food , dj , photo booth A family and friend event. Ours was March 16 , beautiful event My heart breaks for these folks in Alabama, should not be like this. No should not be like this 😮
So much love to these traumatized people. What a horrendous and sad thing to go through.
So the mother ran as soon as she heard a gunshot???? I do not understand!
Smh, this poor family. RIP to each of these victims. May those injured be okay as well. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
They should have called the police when they knew someone there had guns and not confront them
They’re no camera in this dance studio why does everyone seem so calm when talking I would be in tears 😭
So unconscionable sad that this well planned special day, had to end like this! Sending lots of love and prayers to all affected by this tragedy!
@silentmajority8365
Жыл бұрын
Lots of mattering going on
@giancarlocarattini4985
Жыл бұрын
@@silentmajority8365 Stop. This is not the time for that. I'm white and in Alabama - 45 miles from them...and even we are not doing that. Children died; get it?
@josephwilliams1223
Жыл бұрын
@@giancarlocarattini4985 dadeville is my hometown... There's definitely something they're not telling us about this situation
@giancarlocarattini4985
Жыл бұрын
@@josephwilliams1223 I agree with you. I'm in MGM but go to Dadeville for work at the high school. Great, awesome kids, amazing teachers and administrators, and the townfolk are good people. Ny heart hurts for you and your hometown. Alabama is weeping because of this terrible tragedy. Let us lift y'all in goodness and in healing prayer to the Lord.
@silentmajority8365
Жыл бұрын
@@giancarlocarattini4985 This was B on B get it? They shoot each other by the thousands but only do something if a cop shoots one
Praying for the family. That's brother love
start holding the parents accountable for turning their wildebeest loose on the community! I remember an afterschool commercial that would come on that asked, "Do you know where your children are?" The parents raise these monsters, and claim no responsibility. It's time to enact laws to where the parents are civilly responsible!! I'm sick of it!
@Chillaxing113
Жыл бұрын
I'm with you 100%!
RIP to all victims and my condolences to all families
Sending healing prayers to the victims, their families and friends and to the victims that lost their lives and their families and entire community!!❤🙏❤️🙏
@Danny451
Жыл бұрын
Yes, I just sent some "healing prayers" too. I've done my part.
@heatherwanamaker7904
Жыл бұрын
Amen
@silentmajority8365
Жыл бұрын
@@Danny451 People praying are not the problem You paid deflectors and the PC protected are the problem Its ironic you picked a name from a book about a dictatorship only to aid techno tyranny
@TheVideosILike1
Жыл бұрын
Why pray? It's god's plan, right?
@anabelandralph5418
Жыл бұрын
@@TheVideosILike1what's your solution?
So sad ☹️ my condolences to the families that loss love ones and praying for total healing and a speedy recovery for the others
@silentmajority8365
Жыл бұрын
So when do BLM?
@giancarlocarattini4985
Жыл бұрын
@@silentmajority8365Always, just like all other lives, DUH!!
@Beastmode365
Жыл бұрын
@@silentmajority8365 🤡
@lero7031
Жыл бұрын
@@Beastmode365 That he is. You can tell he lives in a dark place. His life is pathetic so ignore him like trash in the garbage can.
So sad 😢. They don’t deserve this tragedy. May the almighty lord heal this sorrow and pain
The governor of Alabama signed a bill last year doing away with concealed pistol license requirements in the state and allowing people 18 years old and up to carry concealed pistols without a background check or gun safety training. What could possibly go wrong?
@generalwillwelsh7926
Жыл бұрын
The gun used was 10000% an illegal firearm.
@Enjoyer.762
Жыл бұрын
Do you have evidence the shooters obtained the firearms legally or are you just using this gang violence to push your political and ideological preferences i.e BS narrative?
This is horrible so much violence in this world it seems like it's getting out of control and more dangerous I feel for all children's futures. A sweet 16 is supposed to be a great celebration with your loved ones sorry to that poor young girl. Spending prayers from Los Angeles
Prayers for this family and all families involved my heart is hurting for the people involved
How are they so calm & composed after this? Must be in shock
@TheSdcole60
Жыл бұрын
Please don't judge how people react to a tragedy! It's rude! You don't know how you would react being in a traumatic event like this, so please give grace to others.
I've been to Dadeville Al many times. It's definitely a small city with a bigger rural community. I hate hearing about such senseless loss of life!! Young promising life at that! I wish peace for these innocent and families.
Its heartbreaking to see these folks having to live among this stuff. God be with them.
It is Jacksonville State University. Jackson State University is different; Jackson State is in Mississippi.
This most likely was someone who one or more of the victims knew through school or in the neighborhood who might at one time or another had a disagreement or something with one of the victims. This looks like a revenge or grudge type killing. It appears as if there was a motive behind it and they were targeted by someone rather than this just being a random attack. Its scary to think that there are people out there who would resort to such terrible things whatever the reason. Regardless I hope that they find the killers and prayers and thoughts go out to the victims families.
@chillinntexas5699
Жыл бұрын
@Firewall of Facts plus why wasn't it no black people with the white people when they were doing a community prayer🤔🤔
@chillinntexas5699
Жыл бұрын
@Firewall of Facts I know TEXAS has is racist towns but No Way will I ever live n Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Georgia Tennessee Arkansas North Carolina South Carolina nor Virginia!!!!
Why is the police not releasing what happened? We are only hearing people were shot and killed
@Nosferata138
Жыл бұрын
Cuz they don't know much yet.
@kathygonzalez1413
Жыл бұрын
@@Nosferata138 true.
@thetrib-1eofjudah758
Жыл бұрын
Because they did it 🎯🦁
There’s nothing sweet 16 about a party with 19 and 21 year olds no metal detectors or pat down at the door. When the lights had to come on after rumors of a gun present , party over. In this small town those attending the party no exactly how this played out the streets talk before during and after. Do better Blk people. Sadly enough this could have been avoided.
@marcia1248
Жыл бұрын
Do better white people. Stop shooting and killing your bank co workers.
@drunclecookie216
Жыл бұрын
@@marcia1248 this shooting at the dance hall had the highest number of people shot for the year. the bank shooting didn't even have half of those numbers. also, tell those gang bangers in democrat run cities to quit shooting each other if black lives are supposed to matter. but you all only care if it's a white man or police officer doing the shooting.... lemme guess why that makes you so mad? CULTURAL APPROPRIATION??
How sad! May he rest in peace! 🌸
She knows exactly who shot but will never say cause that is snitching. But she will complain loudly about the police not having ESP and going straight to perp.
@sereneamani1713
Жыл бұрын
You've just written a whole story. Do you have an office where you offer your mind-reading services? I'm thinking you have ESP or is it something else?
@giancarlocarattini4985
Жыл бұрын
The family has been very grateful and appropriately cooperate with all of the authorities and to the community at large so far. As we say down here, they're good people.
Very heartbreaking 😢
Hugs to the family.
@kathygonzalez1413
Жыл бұрын
😢😭😭
"Mom" looks about 16 herself.
@TomFoolery_Escobar
Жыл бұрын
@Tyrus Dhindu nuffin shes not 16…im 28 and she was in high school when i was in elementary. So she well in her mid 30s
The kids know who the shooter is; this "stop snitching" crap is out of date. This was a birthday party - you don't know who is on your guest list? And if you do - with the propensity of our group to have knuckleheads show up to gatherings and act like complete morons - security should have been provided who would pat down ALL people entering the premises. R.I.P. to these young people. Senseless and avoidable. SMDH.
@giancarlocarattini4985
Жыл бұрын
Nah...that doesnt happen down here in a place like Dadeville. Nobody would have thought that could have happened. A gay club in a big city like Miami, Orlando, Atlanta....sure. But not here, not in rural Alabama.
@anthonyrussell4888
Жыл бұрын
@giancarlocarattini4985 Ok. I'll give you that. But the way this generation moves? I don't put anything past them. I grew up in Chicago. Look at all those morons wreaking havoc in Downtown Chicago this past weekend. Idiots.
@cheleftb
Жыл бұрын
Lol😂that is in gangs lord. Yall need to be educated on a whole people not what the US puts on the news for this exact point of perception to downplay the real issue here.
@selsam7064
Жыл бұрын
They will find them . I don’t believe the stop snitching issue will be a thing. The heartless cowards won’t get away with this sir.
@MarkThomas123
Жыл бұрын
@@giancarlocarattini4985 No one has even attempted to describe the shooter or shooters?? I find that very, very strange... Seems if they put out descriptions on the shooter(s), the area would be hunting him/them down...Would in the small town I grew up in.. Granted it was 18,000, not 3,000 , but, a small town the same. That many people.. Someone saw something.. Especially with that many gunshots.. 4 dead 28 wounded, some with multiple shots?? That is a lot of rounds going off.. An, not even a mention of Pistol or Rifle, etc??? If they do not speak up, how can they expect someone won't do it again? Totally Weird.. I thought it was just the cops, but, I have seen several interviews now, and unless they are heavily censored, no one is saying anything!! It's like no one has a 1st Amendment.. Of Course, these days,,, I can understand some of that.. Someone is going to squeek something out.. Always does.
Good God! You can't even be safe at a birthday party. May God bring his sweet justice down on these nefarious malcontents! RIP to the four who lost their lives, and speedy recovery to the injured.
@Rustebadge
Жыл бұрын
Of course. A Sweet-16 party at a dance club at 10:30pm in the hood. What could go wrong? Somehow though it'll be my fault because I was home, my guns are in a safe, I pay taxes and I wasn't invited to the party. The culture is broken and the only thing we do is keep feeding it money so that it is more dependent.
@MARCELORLANDOKING-tt6gf
Жыл бұрын
I had a sweet 16; party with cake and ice cream with my mom and late Grandmother along with my cousin and aunt parents need to bring that back insted of throwing a party for teenagers at a night club
So nobody was caught?. Huh sad.
Two scumbags were arrested, and both of them were under 18. My heart goes out to the families.
@chillinntexas5699
Жыл бұрын
So someone was finally arrested
Praying for everyone involved.
So sad praying for the families
Lost my brother to gun violence at home💔, i watched his last breath. i will never be the same 😭i miss him everyday 😢💔🕊️.prayers to the families involved such tragedy ....But God🙏🏿
Beautiful family. Omg!!! This is tragic!!!
RIP to all the victims and prayers to their families and friends. Please stop this madness, killings for absolutely no reason. There is nothing worth your life.
Sending our deepest sympathies to you all. So so sad. 😢 sending our love and strength from UK. ❤❤
Watching from guyana 🇬🇾 so sad
Prayers out for Everyone to be strong; Pray, Pray to God daily for guidance🙏🏾, always help someone when you can💐
That’s so Messed up I’m So sorry for your loss. God help please
What’s the description of the shooter
@waitz001
Жыл бұрын
we got NOTHING nothing
@tonyducks1121
Жыл бұрын
Oh no, let's not go there.
@waitz001
Жыл бұрын
@@tonyducks1121 yeah, don't. apparently, it started at the party. guns are not toys
@silentmajority8365
Жыл бұрын
not ⬜⬜🤣🤣
@seewulf2385
Жыл бұрын
Negroes..just a hunch.. Where sharpton, crummpp an ka-malla at..??
Please accept our condelens on this sad sad incident From Pakistan
Absolutely heartbreaking 😢
@grandmenhir160
Жыл бұрын
we're used to it
No one knew the shooters???? Cmon
It sounds like someone was targeting those that were moving on to bigger and better things.
Sorry for your loss
The sister doesn’t seem traumatized. Horrible tragedy.
@mzj7246
Жыл бұрын
She could possibly be in shock
@thosefamouskids8450
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing
@sereneamani1713
Жыл бұрын
@@thosefamouskids8450 According to your clinical expertise, how does EVERYBODY show trauma? I say EVERYBODY, because evidently your "mind" thinks all people are the same.
@sereneamani1713
Жыл бұрын
@Joyce Richardson Define trauma and the exact behavior it produces. I despise ignorance.
@sereneamani1713
Жыл бұрын
Define "traumatized". Your comment is silly, , insulting, and traumatizing. Who raised you? Who educated you? It would be traumatizing to me to lose a loved one in death and hear someone like you say, I don't seem traumatized. The audacity. The ignorance.
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏praying for their families
Sad how the mom ran away but the brother put his life for her
@nana.2160
Жыл бұрын
Right smh
@makaylamartinez9753
Жыл бұрын
@@nana.2160 mom don’t seem sad at all
Let me guess nobody saw anything.
@xotwodnickel
Жыл бұрын
what
No arrest. We protect these animals
@Chillaxing113
Жыл бұрын
6 have been arrested
its so sad these shooting need to stop i am sick and tired to see kids dying so senselessly..... my deepest condolences to the families.
If a report of gun is received cops should have been called
anyone else notice that he is green screened in...
Somebody jealous of the victims scholarship?
@xotwodnickel
Жыл бұрын
dawg…
@craythachef7774
Жыл бұрын
That's what I said. Bingo!!
My condolences. So sad.
SO SAD😢
This so sad this like on my block prayers to the family
So sorry to hear this!❤
So So Sad😢
Why am I not at all surprised now that I have learned more about the party goers? You think by saying everyone over 18 should leave that they will actually leave? No. Too big of a party. Got out of control. Boys and their guns.
*WOW* 😳 it's someone that knows y'all! No one is just going to drive around looking for a birthday party to shoot up! 😂 SOMEONE Y'ALL KNOW!!
@silentmajority8365
Жыл бұрын
DUH
@xotwodnickel
Жыл бұрын
😐
@giancarlocarattini4985
Жыл бұрын
Well, yeah...
@Mariam-kg7fr
Жыл бұрын
Maybe someone who was mad they weren't invited?
@hadasskinard396
Жыл бұрын
@@Mariam-kg7fr thats what i thought too idk sad all the way around smh😢😢
Wow so u ran even tho yk ur kids are inside the building? Sick.
i want to know more about the shooter and his motive cause the motive is one of the keys to prevention. why arent police discussing anything about the shooter? did he run already?
@sickofthebs6055
Жыл бұрын
The mayor is BLACK you KNOW NOTHING!
@spacemanspliff7983
Жыл бұрын
@Firewall of Facts So the shooter was black, gotcha 👌
@generalwillwelsh7926
Жыл бұрын
@Firewall of Facts so youre gonna blame white people for something some black kid did?
@spacemanspliff7983
Жыл бұрын
@Firewall of Facts Coz they said so. They don't know who it was, or something would've been released. Duh.
May God bless and keep this family. Two kids doing good in life happy with life and with bright futured lost for nithing by loosers and creeps
The mother was monitoring the door but let uninvited people in, really?
Shootings happen every day. How horrible
@mytruecrimelibrary
Жыл бұрын
More like twice a day 600+ mass shootings every year in the USA
@Danny451
Жыл бұрын
Yes, but the victims get plenty of "thoughts and prayers."
@anabelandralph5418
Жыл бұрын
@@Danny451yeah "gun control" would have stopped this right?
@billnadj8277
Жыл бұрын
@@anabelandralph5418 I guess we never know since no American has balls to make changes.
This is absolutely tragic. These senseless killing and maiming perpetrated by people who are often still minors. The gun can do nothing without someone pulling the trigger. We have a problem with people having no impulse control and no value for life.
@Chillaxing113
Жыл бұрын
And parents who don't parent. I bet the shooters have been running the streets since childhood and been in trouble the whole time. Parents need to be investigated and held accountable.
I hope they are repeatedly VIOLATED in Prison ALL DAY EVERY DAY until they BEG for the death penalty
Very sad, you have my sincere sympathies.😢 Love one another.
Please leave your gun at home u don't need it just have fun and all can go home every one will be alive I didn't know any of them but my heart hurts for a tradegy like this .
So amazing not one camera. Nor one phone camera.
So sad and unnecessary! Condolences to the families.PRAYER'S UP🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Now there are six? Is this right?
We need gun laws, period.
The sisters story keeps changing
That women doesn’t Seem to upset... Correction both don’t Seem in anguish... On a personal level I don’t think I could go in front of a camera..
@purple7259
Жыл бұрын
Different people react differently to tragedy
@vanellesmith4598
Жыл бұрын
It's called shock.... Shock...
Where’s the protest on this??
😢My God this is so sad
Sending Condolences to all the victims families sorry for y'all loss🙏🙏🙏🙏💔💔💔🌹🌹🌹 May they rest in Paradise🌹🌹🌹🌹!!
Everyone wants to know what really happened? 🤔
@kathygonzalez1413
Жыл бұрын
Of course.
Now. Tell the whole truth.
The guests saw the shooter.
Tragic
Evil mix with pride equals disaster.
Damn hearing the news I can feel some good energy gone… God we need you! 🙏 🧎♂️🧎♀️
So sad
All these poor innocent people.
if there's a god in heaven i pray that whoever they are that done this is caught and receives the death penalty. My heart felt condolences goes out to family and friends of the people who sadly passed on. What a horrible.......just unbelievable thing to do at a birthday party of all things, it just doesn't make sense, the things evil people do these days.