Debra Ann Chapman, 60, was killed on October 9, 2019, in Verbena, Chilton County, Alabama, when a stray bullet struck her during an exchange of gunfire that followed a dispute over a dog. The dispute began after a vehicle struck and killed the Chapmans’ dog; the driver reportedly stopped, tried to find the owner, then left when unable to do so. Paul David Chapman came out of the residence and began shooting, and a nearby visitor, Dallas Clint Gray, 23, returned fire.

Debra Chapman died at the scene; Paul Chapman was seriously wounded and found inside his house with a gunshot wound and a handgun beside him. Gray was arrested and charged with murder, though the sheriff said Gray had a right to defend himself because Paul Chapman fired first. Court records also show Paul Chapman is a convicted felon and therefore prohibited from possessing a firearm.

Was anyone in Verbena that October night a witness who can add detail about the initial crash, who the driver was, or exactly how the exchange unfolded?