Anthony Benedict Tony Hinners, a 58-year-old funeral director, was fatally shot on April 9, 2022, outside his brother’s home in Pomeroy, Iowa. Earlier that day the brothers had been hunting and had consumed a substantial amount of alcohol. A dispute over Anthony’s car, which would not start because of a dead battery, escalated while they stood near the driveway.

A neighbor heard a gunshot and saw Anthony fall; the wound was a shotgun blast to the chest with a downward trajectory consistent with the shot coming from the elevated porch. Deputies and Pomeroy police found a Harrington and Richardson 10-gauge shotgun inside the home. Michael Kenneth Hinners was arrested that day and charged with first-degree murder after investigators concluded Anthony had been shot outside the house rather than accidentally on a bed, as Michael initially claimed.

A bench trial in May 2023 resulted in acquittal on murder and voluntary manslaughter counts but a conviction for involuntary manslaughter based on recklessly pointing a firearm while heavily intoxicated. The court sentenced Michael in August 2023 to an indeterminate term of up to five years, with credit for time served and orders for treatment and restitution to Anthony’s estate.

If anyone knew Anthony or was in Pomeroy that afternoon, can you share what you remember about the events or the people involved?