On the evening of July 12, 2017, deputies from the Erie County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of shots fired at the Spring Wood Trailer Park on Bagdad Road in Gowanda, New York. Officers found a male subject in the doorway of a residence and, after issuing commands, took 32-year-old Brandon White of Collins into custody. Inside the trailer, 46-year-old Anthony Chipman was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead; the medical examiner determined the death was a homicide from a gunshot wound.

Investigators recovered a firearm near the trailer that was sent for analysis to determine whether it was the weapon used. White was charged with first-degree manslaughter and held at the Erie County Holding Center as the inquiry continued. There are limited publicly reported details about the events leading up to the shooting.

If anyone saw activity at Spring Wood Trailer Park on July 12, 2017, or has information about Chipman or the weapon recovered, please share what is known.