Late on Friday, May 12, 2023, a family dispute on Western Hill Drive in Semmes, Alabama, ended in tragedy. Thirty-seven-year-old twins Trenton and Brenton McVay were involved in an altercation with another man when Brenton allegedly used a handgun to pistol-whip that third person. During the assault the gun discharged and a single shot struck Trenton McVay, who died from the wound.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office investigated and concluded the shooting was unintentional. Brenton McVay was taken into custody and charged with first-degree assault for injuries to the third man; he was not charged with Trenton’s death. Little else has been reported about the moments leading up to the shooting or about the family’s account of the fight.

If anyone witnessed the altercation on Western Hill Drive that night or has information about what happened, please share what is known.