Benjamin Preston Brown, 61, died on February 9, 2019, in the woods near Troy, Alabama, during a hunting outing. Local law enforcement investigated the incident, and it was described at the time as an apparent hunting accident involving a fatal shooting.

Authorities treated the event as a tragic mishap rather than a criminal act; initial reports did not identify any suspects or say that charges were expected. The focus remained on reconstructing the sequence of events that led to the fatal shooting in the hunting grounds.

If anyone was hunting in that area that day or has information about the circumstances leading to Benjamin Preston Brown’s death, please come forward.