Investigator: 89 shots were fired at Alabama Sweet 16 birthday party

An Alabama investigator on Tuesday described a bloody, chaotic crime scene littered with 89 bullet casings and other evidence after a shooting killed four young people and wounded dozens at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party. Authorities have charged six people with reckless murder.

The lead investigator in the case testified at a court hearing that could determine if the three adults accused in last week's shooting will be held without bond. The three juvenile defendants will have separate hearings. The judge did not immediately issue a ruling.

"Multiple shell casings. Blood everywhere," Special Agent Jess Thornton said. The crime scene was like nothing he'd encountered in 18 years with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, he said.

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Shell casings from four types of handguns were recovered at the dance studio just off the town square in Dadeville, about an hour’s drive northeast of Montgomery, Thornton said.

Evidence indicates at least one of the handguns had been altered f...