Crime & Safety
Trial For Cracker Barrel Shooting Suspect Delayed Again
The trial for Bryan Hancock, 23, for the 2019 murder of Randy Young has now been scheduled for April 19, 2021.
TRUSSVILLE, AL — The murder trial of a man charged in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred at in the parking lot of the Trussville Cracker Barrel has been delayed yet again.
Previously scheduled to stand trial Nov. 30, the trial of Bryan Hancock, 23, for the 2019 murder of Randy Young has now been scheduled for Monday, April 19, 2021, according to the Trussville Tribune. This is the fourth time the trial has been pushed back.
Hancock is accused of shooting and killing Young following a verbal dispute in the parking lot of the Trussville Cracker Barrel on March 28, 2019.
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When Trussville arrived on the scene, they said they found Young on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head.
Prior to shots being fired, Trussville Police Chief Eric Rush said two men parked in a manner that blocked in the victim's vehicle.
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"An argument ensued, and it escalated to the point that the victim was shot by one of the suspects," Rush said.
Hancock's attorneys maintain that the shooting was in self-defense.
If convicted, Hancock could face the death penalty.
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