After Alabama birthday shooting, hope and frustration

DADEVILLE, Ala (AP) — Three days after gunfire erupted at a Sweet 16 birthday party in Alabama, victims’ relatives and officials are expressing hope that investigators may be nearing an arrest. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency announced Tuesday evening that multiple law enforcement agencies have scheduled a news conference for the following morning to discuss the case. The shootings rocked the town of Dadeville, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) southeast of Birmingham. Four young people were killed and 32 more were injured, some critically. Amy Jackson’s cousin KeKe Smith is among the dead. Jackson says investigators “are working very hard and are adamant about apprehending those who are responsible for the tragic event.”