Geneva County Massacre - Victims

Victims

Among the victims were the suspect's mother, and relatives from his maternal side: grandmother, uncle, and two cousins, as well as Andrea and Corinne Myers, the neighbor wife and daughter of the deputy sheriff, Josh Myers. Only the four-month-old Ella Myers, who was wounded, survived McLendon's shooting of the people sitting on the porch. Myers' four-year-old son was in the house, but survived unharmed. His uncle and aunt had largely raised McLendon. His victims ranged in age from 18 months to 74 years old. In addition, he killed strangers, all of which were shot from his car. According to a local police officer:

“ Five were killed in a trailer in Samson. Two more were killed in the Big and Little Store in Samson. The suspect was killed in the Reliable Products warehouse in Geneva by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He shot at several vehicles on the highway and then he shot at Wal-Mart and Piggly Wiggly in Geneva. ”

Alabama officials said this was the worst mass shooting event in the state's history. The victims were:

  • Lisa White McLendon, 52, Michael McLendon's mother, killed at her home in Kinston
  • James Alford White, 55, McLendon's uncle, killed at the White home in Samson
  • Tracy Michelle Wise, 34, daughter of James White, McLendon's cousin, killed at the White home
  • Dean James Wise, 15, son of Tracy Wise, McLendon's cousin, killed at the White home
  • Andrea Dawn Myers, 31, neighbor of the Whites, killed at the White home
  • Corrine Gracy Myers, 18 months, daughter of Andrea Myers, killed at the White home
  • Virginia E. White, 74, McLendon's grandmother, killed at her home in Samson
  • Sonya Lolley Smith, 43, killed at a gas station in Samson
  • Bruce Wilson Malloy, 51, killed at Samson
  • James Irvin Starling, 24, killed at Samson

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