Anthony Quinn Dudley was a 55-year-old father, grandfather, and life partner from Hazel Green, Alabama. He is survived by his daughter Kristi Dearmond, his son Anthony Quinn Dudley, Jr., four grandchildren, brother Tracy Dudley, and life partner Tammy Dudley. He was preceded in death by his parents Mary Frances Duncan and Albert Ray Dudley, and by a brother and a sister.

On the evening of Friday, February 24, 2023, Dudley was shot on Sublimity Court in Hazel Green. Emergency medical services responded but he was pronounced dead; an official later confirmed the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the chest. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation, and investigators worked the scene and gathered information.

Authorities arrested Gavin Boesch in connection with the shooting; he was charged with murder and held without bond at the Madison County Detention Facility as the case prepared to move forward. If anyone knew Anthony, saw activity on Sublimity Court that night, or has information relevant to the investigation, please share what is known.