In the quiet Carrol Acres subdivision of Cullman, Alabama, the evening of November 12, 2017, was shattered by violence that would ultimately claim the life of 56-year-old Perry Shoemake. The fatal encounter began when his stepson, William Thomas Maddux, then 27, tried to gain entry into the home he shared with his mother and Shoemake. After being denied entrance, Maddux forced his way in through a back door, leading to a tragic exchange of gunfire. Shoemake was pronounced dead at the scene, whil
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