Late on August 31, 2019, 26-year-old Brentson Skidmore was struck in the head by a single punch during an altercation at the Filling Station in Temerson Square, downtown Tuscaloosa. The blow, delivered without a weapon and captured on surveillance video, caused a life-threatening brain injury; Skidmore collapsed and was taken to DCH Regional Medical Center for surgery. His condition worsened and he was declared medically deceased on September 10, 2019. He was an organ donor.

The man who struck him, Ryan Gunning, then 22 or 23, was arrested and initially charged with third-degree assault, booked into the Tuscaloosa County Jail, released on bond, and later re-arrested after the charge was upgraded to manslaughter with bond set at $30,000. Skidmore was remembered by family and friends for his love of family, pool, hunting, and working on classic cars and trucks.

Does anyone who was at the Filling Station that night or who knew Brentson have information to share?