Incident

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12-26-2023 Alabama Gaylesville 1-1

Location

December 26, 2023

AL-35 and Cherokee County 41
Gaylesville, Alabama

Participants

Type: Victim
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Family
Name: Billy Mitchell
Age: 47
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Defensive Use
Defensive Use - Victim stops crime
Defensive Use - Crime occurs, victim shoots subject/suspect/perpetrator

Notes

Cherokee County, Brother began physically attacking his brother while driving on highway; driver shot and killed brother; DGU; no charges filed

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.wbrc.com/2023/12/27/one-dead-after-shooting-cherokee-county/

URL: https://www.al.com/news/2023/12/argument-between-2-east-alabama-brothers-leaves-1-dead.html

District

Congressional District: 3
State Senate District: 10
State House District: 39