Hunter Lins, 22, was killed in the early morning hours of Saturday, February 1, 2025, after an argument inside the Alabama Bar & Lounge on Airport Boulevard in Mobile, Alabama. Prosecutors say the dispute involved 20-year-old Mathew Sanders, who was asked to leave; Lins followed him outside intending to apologize and resolve the matter, and a physical fight ensued. Sanders allegedly retrieved a firearm from his vehicle and fired, striking Lins and another man. Lins was taken by a personal vehicle to a hospital and died later that morning.

Police who responded to reports of gunfire around 1:54 a.m. located an injured victim at the scene and identified Sanders as the suspect, taking him into custody. Sanders was initially charged with two counts of assault; after Lins’s death one charge was upgraded to murder and he was also charged with first-degree assault. Sanders pleaded not guilty, asserted he acted in self-defense, a judge denied him youthful offender status, and he was released on bond. His trial is scheduled to begin on August 31.

Family and friends have continued to remember Lins, and it was reported that a relative of his purchased the bar where the shooting began. Did anyone who was at the Alabama Bar & Lounge that night see what happened outside?