One of the victims was Philstavious “Phil” Dowdell, a Dadeville football player who had recently committed to Jacksonville State University to play wide receiver. The birthday party was for ...

“It can’t be true; it just can’t be true,” Taylor said. Hayes, the Dadeville football team’s chaplain, also serves as the chaplain for Dadeville police. He said the police chief asked ...

A high school football star was among those killed in a shooting at a birthday party in Dadeville, Alabama on Saturday night. Four people are confirmed to have died following the shooting ...

“And they checked and they said he was gone,” she said. Dowdell was a star football player at Dadeville High School and earned a scholarship to play at Jacksonville State University, Cooper sai ...

One of those killed at a mass shooting in Dadeville, Alabama, Saturday was reportedly a high school athlete who was headed to Jacksonville State on a football scholarship this fall. Phil Dowdell ...

Dadeville football coach Roger McDowell told ABC News that "Phil was humble with a major smile." "He had one goal: to get to the NFL and take care of his mom," McDowell said. Jacksonville State's ...

DADEVILLE, Ala. (WTVM) - In the wake of the tragedy, the Dadeville community came together Sunday evening to mourn the loss of four young teenagers and also pray for the dozens of other affected.

LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WTVM) - An Opelika High School football player returns to the field after being a victim of the Dadeville mass shooting several months ago. 16-year-old Makai Simpson plays ...

Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church, Dr. Ben Hayes, is the chaplain for the Dadeville High School football team and police force, two groups heavily affected by the shooting that occurred in the ...

Defendants in the Dadeville shooting are brought into court on April 25, 2023. (Carol Robinson) Community members participated in a vigil in Dadeville, Alabama, on Sunday, April 16, 2023.