A winter bonfire in Foley, Alabama, ended in tragedy on the night of Friday, February 4, 2022, when 20-year-old Chance Lee Marks was killed by a single gunshot to the chest near George Yatch Road. Friends were gathered around the fire when a 21-year-old acquaintance, Tommy Bowyer, allegedly produced a nine-millimeter handgun, fired a few shots into the air and then fired again, striking Marks. Police described the incident as resulting from reckless behavior rather than from a dispute between the two young men, who had grown up and attended school together.

Chance Marks was pronounced dead at the scene despite immediate efforts by those present and the arrival of the Foley Police. Bowyer turned himself in days later, was arrested and charged with manslaughter, and was released on a $50,000 bond. The final disposition of the manslaughter charge has not been reported.

Did anyone at the gathering or in the Foley area hear or see details that could clarify exactly what happened that night?