A Sweet 16 celebration at the Mahogany Masterpiece dance studio in Dadeville, Alabama, on the evening of April 15, 2023, ended in tragedy when gunfire erupted. Seventeen-year-old senior Shaunkivia Nicole Smith was among four people fatally wounded; the others killed were 18-year-old Philstavious Phil Dowdell, 19-year-old Marsiah Emmanuel Siah Collins, and 23-year-old Corbin Dehmontrey Holston. Dozens more were injured in the mass shooting that stunned the small community.

Within days investigators arrested multiple suspects. Charged with four counts of reckless murder were brothers Tyreese Ty Reik McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough, 16, both of Tuskegee, and 20-year-old Wilson LaMar Hill Jr. of Auburn; the teens were to be tried as adults and authorities said additional charges could follow as the investigation continued.

What information might help explain how a birthday party in Dadeville became the scene of such violence, and did anyone at the studio see anything that night?