Michael Dewitt Pate, 56, was killed on November 6, 2017, in Cottondale, Florida, after an argument with his 17-year-old nephew, Daniel Joseph Pate, outside Daniel’s residence. Family members discovered the scene and alerted the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.

Daniel moved Michael’s body from the vehicle, then fled in Michael’s car but was later found waiting unarmed at a nearby church and called authorities. He was arrested and charged with an open count of murder. The rifle used was not on Daniel when he was taken into custody and its location was unclear. The case deeply affected the Pate family and the Cottondale community.

Did anyone in Cottondale know Michael or Daniel and have information about what led to the argument?