On February 16, 2024, Wesley Barber, 62, was fatally shot alongside his brother James Mick Barber Sr., 61, at James Sr.’s home in unincorporated Largo, Florida. Both men had been shot multiple times; surveillance audio recorded gunfire at about 6:07 a.m., followed by James Jr. yelling. Deputies found James Sr.’s vehicle in the driveway with the trunk open and blood pooling under the front door.

Wesley had been visiting from Kentucky as the brothers prepared to leave for a planned 10-day trip to the Virgin Islands. Family members grew concerned when neither man appeared for the vacation and did not answer calls. The family noted James McKinley Mick Barber Jr., 28, had a history of mental health issues and that at least one firearm had been in the house. James Jr. left before deputies arrived; he was later arrested in Tampa and held without bond on two counts of first-degree murder.

Wesley is survived by three daughters and four grandchildren in Kentucky. The community, including the local disc golf scene that knew James Sr. for his cheerful spirit and teaching others, held a memorial round at Sheffield Park in Oldsmar. Did anyone who knew either brother notice anything unusual in the days before February 16?