On October 16, 1981, Garvey Hamilton, a 28-year-old African American man, was fatally shot at the Mountain Auto-Truck Parts Store in Allen, Kentucky. He was one of five men killed when a gunman entered the store and opened fire with what was described as an Army-type automatic, 30-caliber weapon. The other victims named were Rufus Hamilton, Roger Hatfield, Roger Click, and Michael Joe Halbert.

Authorities identified and arrested 70-year-old William O. Bevins of Printer, Kentucky, who was taken into custody at his home without resistance and lodged in the Floyd County Jail in Prestonsburg. Reports said Bevins had been involved in a dispute with Roger Click, but the motive for the mass shooting was not immediately clear.

This attack devastated a small community and left several families grieving. If anyone has information about Garvey Hamilton, the scene that day, or knew him personally, please share what you can to help piece together what happened.