Alexis Dowdell described losing her brother Phil Dowdell in the mass shooting and wiping blood off his face when he was wounded. She said she told him "You're strong, you'll be okay" as he lay on the ground but lost him a short time after.

Classmates returned to school Monday without her or fellow senior Philstavious “Phil” Dowdell, 18, of Camp Hill, a star football player who was also fatally shot in the melee that injured 32 in addition to those slain.

It happened at the Mahogany Masterpiece dance studio off Dadeville's courthouse square. The school, with 485 students in grades 6-12, is central to life in the community of 3,200, where “Home of the Tigers” is painted on the water tower and local businesses sport signs proclaiming “This is Tiger Country.” Investigators called again Monday for any members of the public with information about the shooting to come forward. They said there was no evidence of a high-powered rifle being used in the killings, but shell casings found at the dance studio were consistent with those used in handguns.

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