On the evening of July 18, 2024, a mass shooting at a home on Greentree Drive in West Blocton, Alabama, left five family members dead. Victims included 2-year-old Kynli Grace Kendrick, her mother Kelse Kendrick, 24, Kynli’s 6-year-old brother Kaleb, and two cousins, 8-year-old Colton Daniels and 6-year-old Haley Daniels. The family had attended a birthday party for Colton earlier that day.

Authorities say 32-year-old Brandon Allan Kendrick II, identified as Kynli and Kaleb’s father and Kelse’s husband, was taken into custody at the scene without incident. He was charged with five counts of capital murder, including multiple counts for victims under 14 and for killing two or more persons. Family members on the property reported that the children and adults had been shot in the head and that Brandon’s grandfather, a retired pastor, heard the shots and subdued him.

Brandon Kendrick has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect; his legal team asserts he suffers from schizophrenia and has said voices from television told him to commit the act. He is being held without bond pending trial. Has anyone in the West Blocton area come forward with information or recollections that could help clarify what happened that night?