By JAIDEN OSBURN
Staff Writer
As a room full of Sweet 16 attendees in Dadeville, Alabama, moved to the sounds of a DJ Saturday night, their party was abruptly ended by an eruption of gunfire that injured dozens and left four partygoers dead, at least two of whom were local high school seniors on the brink of graduation. One of the victims, Philstavious Dowdell, was the brother of the birthday girl, according to people who knew him. The shooting has devastated the city of about 3,000 people where everybody knows everybody. At least 28 people were injured in the mass shooting, many of whom were teenagers. One hospital that received 15 injured teens said Sunday it had treated and released six of the patients and transferred the rest to other facilities. Of those, five were in critical condition and four were stable, a hospital spokesperson said. This was a very tragic event, and officials say that things like this are starting to get out of hand.