Patrick Duffee, 29, a Black man, was found dead of a gunshot wound at his residence in the Cusseta community of Chambers County, Alabama, on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Deputies who responded to a shooting call discovered Duffee dead in a home on County Road 177 and another man, identified as Duffee’s stepfather Steve Sorrells, also suffering from a gunshot wound and later airlifted to Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, Georgia for surgery.

Investigators initially described the scene as a possible murder and attempted suicide but said the circumstances were unclear. A family member who had been in the home placed the 911 call and was interviewed as officers worked to reconstruct events. Major Mike Parrish said it was too early to say whether the surviving gunshot victim might face charges and that self-defense could not be ruled out. No motive or arrests were announced in the initial reporting.

Duffee was publicly remembered through funeral arrangements in Cusseta and recalled as devoted to his children, skilled with his hands, a fisherman, and the owner of two dogs, Zeus and Justice. Does anyone who knew Patrick or who was in that area on April 8, 2014 have information that could clarify what happened that night?