A family dispute on Tybee Island ended in a fatal shooting on the evening of Saturday, April 19, 2025. Brothers Matthew Gilbride, 22, and Ashton Gilbride, 21, were arguing in the middle of the street in the 1000 block of Lovell Avenue when Ashton allegedly produced a handgun and shot Matthew. Officers arrived about 7:45 p.m. and found Matthew on the ground with a single gunshot wound; he was given life-saving measures at the scene and taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Ashton Gilbride was arrested and charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Investigators say the shooting stemmed from a family dispute and that there is no evidence linking it to the Orange Crush festival occurring on the island that night. The investigation remained ongoing as of late April 2025.

If anyone witnessed the incident on Lovell Avenue or has information about what led up to the argument, please share what is known.