Danny Dale Cullins, a 26-year-old Black man from Shorterville, Alabama, was shot and killed on the evening of October 2, 2022. A 2015 Abbeville High School graduate, Cullins played drums, enjoyed recording music, and spent time with his son and family.

According to investigators, Cullins got into an argument at a football watch party on County Road 57 after telling another man, Ryan Tolbert, to get up from his seat. The verbal dispute reportedly escalated when Cullins allegedly punched Tolbert in the face. Tolbert is said to have left, driven home, retrieved his father’s shotgun, returned to the gathering, and shot Cullins.

Tolbert and his father then drove to the Headland police station where Tolbert surrendered. Tolbert was arrested and charged with capital murder; an investigator with the Henry County Task Force testified at a preliminary hearing and the case was referred to a grand jury. If anyone attended that watch party or has information about what happened that night, please share what is known.