On September 18, 2022, 38-year-old Randall James Hanks was fatally shot at a home on Pipeline Road in Washington County near Sullivan, Missouri. He lived at the property with his father, Curtis Hanks, and an uncle, William Dean Hanks. A verbal altercation between Randall and William escalated outside the residence; investigators say William opened fire while Randall stood on the porch and that Randall was unarmed when the shooting began.

Reports state William fired until his pistol was empty, striking Randall in the chest and abdomen. Randall retrieved a firearm he had set on a table and went to a nearby cabin on the property, where he later died. Authorities arrested 56-year-old William Dean Hanks and charged him with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon; he was booked into the Washington County Jail on a $1 million bond. The dispute is described as domestic in nature within the family’s shared living arrangement.

Does anyone have information about the household or the events that led to the shooting?