On an April evening in 2017, a dispute over a cell phone escalated into a tragedy that claimed the life of Brandon Durrell Conwell. A 31-year-old Black/African American male, Conwell was fatally shot on Saturday, April 22, 2017, outside a residence in Midfield, a city in the Birmingham, Alabama metropolitan area. The altercation, which turned deadly, also resulted in the death of another man, 42-year-old Larry Vincent Price.
Both men were pronounced dead at the scene from gunshot wounds.
The investigation into the double homicide quickly led authorities to a primary suspect: 25-year-old Corey Marcell McGhee. Following the shooting, McGhee fled the scene. However, his time on the run was short-lived. A coordinated effort by law enforcement resulted in his capture by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force just three days later, on April 25, 2017. McGhee was subsequently charged in connection with the deaths of both Conwell and Price.
In 2021, the legal proceedings against Corey Marcell McGhee came to a resolution. He entered a guilty plea to two counts of murder. As a result of his plea, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison for each count. The sentences were ordered to be served concurrently. This brought a conclusion to the nearly four-year-long wait for justice for the families of Brandon Durrell Conwell and Larry Vincent Price.
