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A father and son in Alabama are dead after a reported murder-suicide, police say.
The Elmore County Sheriff’s Office believes 27-year-old Lance Shaner murdered his father, 81-year-old Bill Shaner, sometime around 9 p.m. last Thursday (Nov. 5).
The elder Shaner was found dead with gunshot wounds to the torso at his residence on Tower Hill Road in Seman, Ala. Homicide detectives believe he bled to death over an extended period of time.
After killing his father, police report that Shaner visited Wind Creek Wetumpka, a tribal casino that’s owned and operated by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Alabama’s only federally recognized tribe. Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin said Shaner spent some amount of time at the casino before returning home and killing himself the following morning.
Shaner made a 911 call early Friday morning, telling the dispatcher that he had killed his father and expressing remorse for the murder after driving to and from Wind Creek. While negotiators tried to keep Shaner on the line, the call eventually ended.
When law enforcement arrived at the Shaner home, they found Bill deceased in a laundry room and Lance dead by suicide with a firearm in his right hand.
Community Mourns
Franklin said Bill Shaner was well-known in Seman, a tight-knit community located northeast of Wetumpka.
It’s terrible what happened to Bill. You live 81 years, and then you’re snuffed out by your own son. That’s pretty tough for anybody,” Franklin said, as reported by WSFA 12.
Franklin said neighbors told law enforcement that the Shaners had been arguing for days, though details of the dispute weren’t known.
“You just have to know Bill, a no-nonsense guy,” Franklin said.
The Elmore County sheriff said the county makes around 300 to 500 domestic violence arrests a year. Franklin reminded those who are worried about or experiencing domestic violence that help is available at the National Domestic Violence Hotline (800-799-SAFE).
Casino Involvement Unknown
Police have not detailed why Lance Shaner decided to drive roughly 20 minutes to the Wind Creek Wetumpka casino after murdering his elderly father.
The Class I and II gaming facility offers more than 2,000 slot-like electronic bingo machines. Wind Creek Wetumpka does not offer table games or sports betting.
The tribal property additionally features several restaurants and bars, a concert venue, and a full-service spa.
When Tommy Tuberville becomes governor of Alabama next year, the odds could be better that the state’s longstanding prohibition on commercial gambling, including casinos with slots, table games, and sports betting, ends. In October, Tuberville said he wouldn’t stand in the way of legislative push for new forms of gambling.
“I’m not a gambler, so either way for me would be fine. I want to do what the people of Alabama want to do,” Tuberville said.