HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The girlfriend of a man killed in a Huntsville shooting in June has filed a wrongful death suit against the man accused of killing him and his son.
In a lawsuit filed on Thursday, the girlfriend of Jon Pride has filed a lawsuit against Don Stout Jr. and his son, Don Stout III.
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Stout Jr. has been charged with shooting and killing Pride in June 2026. At the time, HPD said that Pride and Stout Jr. were in a fight when Stout got out his gun and shot at Pride. Police said Stout Jr. is accused of leaving the scene to retrieve a second gun and shooting Pride again.
However, the lawsuit paints a slightly different picture of the circumstances. The lawsuit says that on June 19, 2026, Pride was celebrating Juneteenth on Lisa Lane when Stout Jr. confronted him and said Pride had attempted to break into his car. The suit alleges that Stout Jr. then asked Stout III to get him a handgun; the son did so, and then Stout Jr. shot at Pride and missed…