Seventeen-year-old Anthony Scott died after a firearm discharged during a gathering of teenagers in Scottsboro, Alabama. The shooting happened the evening of Wednesday, July 3, 2019, when one of several teens present was handling a handgun that went off and struck Anthony in the face. He died from his injuries the next day, July 4, 2019.

Police said the handgun was reportedly one of several stolen in a recent string of weapon thefts, and the gathering took place at a home off Highway 35. A 16-year-old, Jacob Isbell, was arrested and initially charged as an adult with assault; authorities described the shooting as accidental and said further charges might follow. Isbell was also charged with breaking into motor vehicles in connection with the stolen guns.

Anthony had been a football player at Section High School through the spring of 2019 and was remembered by family and teammates as a hard worker with an awesome personality. His funeral was scheduled for Saturday, July 13, 2019, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Dutton, with burial at Caperton Cemetery in Flat Rock.

If anyone has information about the stolen weapons, the gathering off Highway 35, or the events that night, please come forward to help Anthony’s family and investigators.