In a quiet, rural area of Morgan County, the tranquility was shattered on the afternoon of Saturday, January 25, 2020, by an act of violence that left two men dead from a shooting on Morrow Mountain Road. One of the men was identified as Kenneth Fay Guinn, a 69-year-old male from Somerville, Alabama. The other victim was 58-year-old Jeffrey Allen McDonald, also a resident of Somerville.
The Morgan County Sheriff's Office, with the assistance of the Somerville and Priceville Police
Departments, responded to the report of the shooting. Upon securing the scene, Morgan County Coroner Jeff Chunn confirmed the two fatalities. As investigators began the task of piecing together the events that led to the deaths of Guinn and McDonald, a notable detail emerged from the sheriff's office.
In the initial stages of the investigation, authorities stated that they were not looking for any suspects in connection with the shootings. This announcement suggested that the incident was contained and that there was no ongoing threat to the public. While the investigation continued to unfold to determine the precise circumstances of the tragic event, no arrests were made, and no suspects were publicly identified, leaving the community to grapple with the sudden loss of two of its members.
