A family dispute in the early hours of a Sunday morning in March 2015 ended with the death of 31-year-old Clifford Lee CJ Humfleet at a mobile home about two miles north of London, Kentucky. An argument involving Humfleet, his 23-year-old cousin Jonathan Ryan Humfleet, and CJ’s 18-year-old brother River Humfleet reportedly escalated after alcohol was involved and became physical. A 9mm pistol was introduced during the confrontation; Jonathan Ryan Humfleet is alleged to have shot Clifford once in the chest.

Clifford was critically injured, airlifted to the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, and later died of his wound. Jonathan was taken into custody and initially charged with attempted murder; that charge was expected to be upgraded after CJ’s death. River Humfleet was arrested and charged with facilitation to commit murder for his alleged role in supplying the firearm. Are there details about the scene or the relationship between the three men that could help explain how the argument turned deadly?