has been denied youthful offender status.Brown, a 2022 graduate of Reeltown High School who has no previous criminal record, is one of six people charged with reckless murder and assault in the shooting that left four people dead and at least 25 others injured.
District Attorney Mike Segrest on Aug. 17, 2023, met with with victims of the April shooting at a Dadeville birthday and their families following a hearing in the case. Authorities said 89 shell casings were recovered from the dance hall. Those shell casings came from seven different weapons.testified in a previous hearing there were 50 to 60 people inside the dance hall,At one point in the evening, a DJ’s speaker fell over, making a sound similar to a gunshot, Thornton said. When that happened, several of the young people there lifted their shirts to show they had guns.
Witnesses reported hearing rapid fire and Thornton testified one defendant admitted his gun had been altered to be fully automatic and investigators believe another gun had also been converted to automatic.