{"id":28893,"date":"2025-06-14T22:10:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T22:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=28893"},"modified":"2025-06-14T22:10:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T22:10:40","slug":"son-shoots-mother-dead-and-is-then-allegedly-killed-by-his-older-brother-in-family-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=28893","title":{"rendered":"Son Shoots Mother Dead, and Is Then Allegedly Killed by His Older Brother, in Family Dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cThere is nothing bad that can be said about her,” the mother’s sister remembered of her late sibling<\/p>\n

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  • A son murdered his mother, and was then allegedly shot dead by his older brother, during a family dispute in Alabama on June 8, according to police<\/li>\n
  • The mother was described on Facebook by a family friend as \u201can exceptionally kind individual who will truly be missed”<\/li>\n
  • A local church plans to hold a celebration of life service for the family members on June 21<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    A son murdered his mother, and was then allegedly shot dead by his older brother, during a family dispute, authorities said.<\/p>\n

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    Officers responded to a shooting incident in Auburn, Ala., at around 5:39 p.m. local time on Sunday, June 8, when they found Traci McDuffie, 52, and her son Brandon, 25, dead inside a home, the Mobile Police Department (MPD) said in a\u00a0news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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    \u201cThe investigation revealed Brandon McDuffie fatally shot his mother, Traci McDuffie, and that\u2019s when Traci\u2019s other son discovered what occurred,\u201d police said in the release, then claiming that Brandon \u201cshot towards the other son, causing the other son to defend himself by shooting Brandon.”<\/p>\n

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    Brandon and Traci got into an argument, which resulted in the first round of gunfire,\u00a0NBC 15<\/a>\u00a0reported, citing authorities.<\/p>\n

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    MPD Public Information Officer Blake Brown told the outlet, “Once the initial shooting did take place, there was some sort of communication to let the other son know.”<\/p>\n

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    The MPD said in its news release, “The death of Brandon McDuffie will be presented to a grand jury,” while Traci’s “death has been abated by” her son’s.<\/p>\n

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    The second son was identified in a\u00a0post<\/a>\u00a0on Facebook from the First Baptist Church of Baltimore Street, Inc. as 32-year-old Brent McDuffie, Traci\u2019s eldest child.<\/p>\n