Community donates $11G to family of new father killed during homecoming
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The community is pitching in to help the family of a 33-year-old man who was fatally shot during a homecoming gathering for his newborn baby.
The News Herald of Panama City reports that more than $11,000 had been donated to an account set up for the family of Steven Justin Ayers.
Police say Ayers' 62-year-old neighbor Charles Edward Shisler is accused of manslaughter and possession of a firearm by a felon. Investigators say Shisler told them the gun accidentally discharged when he picked it up inside his home Tuesday night. The bullet went into Ayers' home some 200 feet away.
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Ayers and his wife Jessica had just brought home their 3-day-old son, who was born on Father's Day. Family member had gathered for a celebration when the shooting occurred.