Alexis Dowdell told the BBC her 18-year-old brother pushed her to the floor as gunfire erupted.
Phil Dowdell, 18, died in the shooting on Saturday, while his mother, LaTonya Allen, was injuredA teenager who was among four people killed in a mass shooting at a 16th birthday party in Alabama died saving his sister's life, say family.
Phil Dowdell, 18, pushed the birthday girl, Alexis Dowdell, to the ground as gunfire erupted during the celebration at a dance studio in the community of Dadeville.Twenty-eight other people were injured in Saturday night's attack. Phil had been planning to leave the bash and went to speak to his sister when he heard someone had a gun, his sister said.Phil pushed Alexis down to ground as gunfire erupted, sparing her from being hit, she said.Alexis and her mother, LaTonya Allen, told the BBC they did not know what led to the shooting.Police have yet to name a suspect or a motive.So she turned on the lights and went to the DJ both and spoke into the microphone, asking whoever had a firearm to leave the party.
"All of a sudden you hear gunshots and you just see everybody running towards the door and people falling and screaming," she said.
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