From the BBC report of the incident.

The governor is a strong supporter of second amendment rights - the right to keep and bear arms - and last year signed legislation abolishing the requirement in Alabama to get a permit to carry a concealed handgun in public.
Her candidacy for last year's governor election was endorsed by the National Rifle Association.

Excerpt from police chief: "I ask you to keep my police department in your prayers, and I also ask each of you please do not let this moment define what you think about the city of Dadeville and our fine people."

The people interviewed keep saying "this isn't Dadeville," and yet they had a similar mass shooting in 2016 at the American Legion.