Clayton Mark Randall, 17, of Mulga, Alabama, was killed by a gunshot on the evening of May 24, 2025, while he, his father, and two friends were leaving the water near a boat ramp in the 8600 block of Birmingport Road in western Jefferson County. The group had been fishing and boating that day and reportedly carried pistols for protection against snakes. Clayton’s mother says one of the guns misfired as they were concluding the outing; his friends performed CPR until paramedics arrived, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Birmingham Police Department brought two people in for questioning and later released them. The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office was reviewing the case and no charges had been filed in the initial reports. Clayton had recently finished homeschool and was a former baseball player at Hueytown High School, remembered for his kindness and love of fishing, hunting, and trucks.

Does anyone who knew Clayton or who was in the area that evening have information that could help clarify what happened?