Gunfire erupted at a bonfire gathering in a wooded area off Highway 75 in Pinson, Alabama, early Sunday morning, October 19, 2025, critically wounding a high school senior, Kimber Mills, after she attempted to stand up for another female student.
Mills, 18, was struck in the head and leg and remains on life support; doctors say she will not survive her injuries. According to local authorities, Steven Tyler Whitehead, 27, crashed the party and is now facing charges of murder in connection with the shooting.
