A domestic dispute on Quarry Lane in Athens, Alabama, ended in fatal gunfire in August 2019 when 45-year-old Alfred Dewayne Adams was shot by his 70-year-old father, James Buddy Adams. The two men, who lived in the same house with Alfred’s mother, were involved in an argument that escalated. According to James Adams’s account to deputies, he retreated to his bedroom and closed the door; he says Alfred opened the door and entered, and that he shot his son because he believed Alfred was about to attack him. Alfred’s mother witnessed the shooting and was among family members and neighbors interviewed by investigators.

The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office was investigating the possibility of self-defense. No arrests had been announced in the initial reports, and the matter was expected to be presented to a grand jury for review. Does anyone have details about the days or hours leading up to that argument, or other information that could help clarify what happened?