Philstavious "Phil" Dowdell, age 18

Lost to gun violence on April 15, 2023 in Dadeville, Alabama.

Photo sources:

• WBMA: Jacksonville State football commit among four dead in Dadeville mass shooting
• Contributed photo
• The Independent: What we know about the victims of the Alabama ‘Sweet 16’ shooting
• ABC News: Alabama birthday party mass shooting: 4 slain victims identified
• Who was Philstavious Phil Dowdell? College football star killed in Dadeville Alabama birthday party shooting
• Apr 17: CNN: A pair of best friends, a gifted athlete and a college hopeful are among the victims of the Alabama Sweet 16 birthday party shooting
• BBC News: Young football star among Alabama shooting victims - BBC News
• Alabama birthday girl says she begged dying brother to 'stay with me'
• Alexis Dowdell Recounts How Brother Phil Dowdell Died Saving Her Life At Alabama Shooting
• https://twitter.com/philstavious
• https://twitter.com/Coach_Treal
• Mail Online: Four dead and more than 20 people hurt in shooting in Alabama

News sources:

• Apr 19: https://www.wsfa.com: ALEA confident more arrests coming in Dadeville mass shooting investigation
• Apr 19: https://www.wafb.com: 3 charged with murder in Sweet 16 party shooting in Alabama
• al: Dadeville mass shooting: What we know today after 4 killed, 32 injured, 6 arrested
• Apr 16: CNN: A beloved high school athlete was among 4 people killed and 28 injured at a Sweet 16 birthday party in Alabama | CNN
• Apr 16: https://www.wbrc.com: UPDATE: Dadeville shooting victims identified by Tallapoosa Co. Coroner
• WRBL: Four killed, 28 injured in Dadeville shooting
• Apr 16: https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/crime/2023/04/16/gunman-opens-fire-at-teens-birthday-party-in-dadeville/70119091007/
• Gun Violence Archive

Also killed were:

• Corbin Dahmontrey Holston, age 23
• Marsiah Emmanuel “Siah” Collins, age 19
• Shaunkivia Nicole “Keke” Smith, age 17

Other nearby fatal shootings:

• Dadeville, AL - April 17, 2020
• Dadeville, AL - April 17, 2020
• Dadeville, AL - January 6, 2019
• Dadeville, AL - September 28, 2017
• Dadeville, AL - January 17, 2016