On the evening of July 18, 2024, a family gathering at a home on Greentree Drive in West Blocton, Alabama, ended in a mass shooting that killed five people. Among the dead were six-year-old Kaleb Kendrick, his mother Kelse Kendrick, 24, his two-year-old sister Kynli Grace Kendrick, and two cousins, six-year-old Haley Daniels and eight-year-old Colton Daniels. Investigators reported all victims died from gunshots to the head.

Authorities say the alleged shooter was Brandon Allan Kendrick II, identified as Kaleb’s father. After shots were heard, the children’s grandfather, a retired pastor, reportedly subdued Brandon Kendrick. Police were called around 10 p.m. and found the scene; Kendrick was taken into custody at the home without a struggle and charged with five counts of capital murder. A grand jury later indicted him; a motive has not been publicly disclosed.

The community described the incident as its worst such scene. If anyone has information about that night or knew the victims, please come forward to assist the ongoing case.