Dalton James Harrell, 21, was killed on December 15, 2021, in Bainbridge, Georgia, when a single bullet struck his chest while he sat in a golf cart. Harrell, a Bainbridge High School graduate and Florida A&M University student and pitcher, had been playing golf with friends while home for the Christmas holidays. He had given a friend, Caleb Boutwell, a ride to his truck; when Boutwell opened the pickup’s door a Sig Sauer P938 pistol fell from a pocket in the door, hit the ground and discharged.

Bainbridge Public Safety and the Decatur County Sheriff’s Office investigated and concluded the shooting was an accident; no arrests were announced. In June 2023 Harrell’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit naming Sig Sauer, Inc. and Caleb Boutwell, alleging the pistol can fire without the trigger being pulled and seeking compensatory and punitive damages.