Matthew Ponder

In the summer of 2015, the community of Grant, Alabama, was unsettled by the violent death of one of its residents. On July 25th, 37-year-old Matthew Lee Ponder, a male, was fatally shot. The circumstances surrounding his death immediately prompted an investigation by law enforcement.

Details emerged that the incident was being examined through the lens of a possible self-defense claim. This became a central point of the inquiry into the shooting of Matthew Ponder. Despite the initial inv ...

Self-defense eyed in Grant shooting investigation

Matthew Lee Ponder, age 37 - National Gun Violence Memorial