Dothan Police Chief Will Benny says several people are in custody following a shooting this morning during the National Peanut Festival Parade.
“We have several people we are talking to right now and we expect to release more information later,” said Benny. “We are processing a lot of information right now.”
Video shows the shooting taking place on several social media sites. It appears that a fight led to the shooting. Multiple agencies including the Houston County Sheriff’s office and the Houston County EMA were offering assistance moments after shots had rung out. In a separate incident, a medical emergency took place around the same time at the Main Street McDonald’s. Moments after a vehicle overturned on Saunders Road.The body of a man who had been fatally shot was discovered along a Dothan Street late Wednesday when police responded to Miles Lane after they received a 9-1-1 call.
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