Tallapoosa Co. DA: 6th person arrested in connection to Dadeville birthday party shooting

TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - UPDATE: Tallapoosa County District Attorney Mike Segrest confirms a sixth person has been arrested in the Dadeville mass shooting over the weekend.

The suspect arested is a 15-year-old boy from Macon County who police are unable to identify to us because of his age.

We are told he will face the same charges as the other suspects already arrested.

Earlier on Thursday, special agents with ALEA announced that they have made a fifth arrest in connection to the Tallapoosa County death investigation in Dadeville.

Police say at approximately 11:45 a.m. Thursday, Willie George Brown Jr., 19, of Auburn, was arrested and formally charged with four counts of reckless murder.

Original Story: The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) announced on Thursday that a fourth arrest has been made in connection with the mass shooting in Dadeville that killed four and left 32 injured.

Johnny Letron Brown, 20, of Tuskegee, has been charged with four counts of reckless murder.

Brown joins 16-year-old Travis McCullough, 17-year-old Tyreese “Ty Reik” McCullough, and 20-year-old Wilson Hill as one of four charged in the shooting.

The shooting took place on Saturday, April 15 at a Sweet 16 birthday party in Dadeville, Alabama.

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