Austin Dylan Porter, 29, died from a gunshot wound on July 15, 2023, after a family argument escalated inside a mobile home at Davidson Trailer Court in the Branchland area of Lincoln County, near West Hamlin. The shooting occurred about 1:30 p.m.; what began as an emergency call from the trailer park became a homicide investigation when officers found Porter dead on scene.

State police identified Austin’s uncle, Hubert Porter of Barboursville, as the person involved in the altercation. Authorities searched for Hubert for several hours and then took him into custody the evening of July 15, 2023; news reports said he was charged with murder and jail records later listed first-degree murder. Austin’s obituary named his mother, his son and his lifetime companion among survivors; funeral arrangements were handled by McGhee-Handley Funeral Home with burial at Parsons Family Cemetery in Midkiff.

Does anyone have details about the events at Davidson Trailer Court that afternoon or information that could help clarify what happened?