Bennington, Oklahoma lost two of its residents on the evening of October 3, 2021, when 50-year-old Nicky McAlester and his 45-year-old brother Tony McAlester were killed in a triple shooting. Both men were described as victims of the same violent incident; a third person was wounded and survived. The Bryan County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation soon after, but initial reports provided few details about the circumstances of the shooting.

The lack of resolution has left the family and the community without answers about who carried out the attack or why it occurred. If anyone knew Nicky, where he spent time in Bennington, or has information about that October night, please come forward with what was seen or heard.