Pastor Robert Anthony Matthews, 68, was fatally shot at his Mobile, Alabama, home on the evening of October 20, 2024. His wife of nearly 50 years, Twinetta Matthews, suffered serious injuries in the same incident. Their daughter, 36-year-old Charity Aleis Matthews, has been identified as the alleged assailant in what authorities describe as a domestic violence episode.

Police say the violence followed a day of prior shootings linked to Charity Matthews. The day before the attack on her parents, she allegedly fired shots at her brother’s car, causing no injury, and later shot the father of one of her children. After the shooting at her parents’ home she reportedly fled with her two young children and was arrested the next day, October 21, at a Marriott Hotel on Airport Boulevard in Mobile.

Charity Matthews was charged with one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder, and one count of reckless endangerment. The Mobile County District Attorney’s office indicated plans to seek an upgrade to capital murder, and a mental competency evaluation has been started; she is being held without bond under Aniah’s Law.

Are there witnesses or neighbors who can shed light on the days leading up to October 20?