Auburn grad’s family blames gunmaker, boyfriend’s father in shooting weeks after she landed dream job
The family of Whitney Robeson, a 22-year-old Auburn University graduate, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her boyfriend's father, Jeffrey Towers, and an unidentified gunmaker following her fatal shooting. The incident occurred just weeks after Robeson secured her dream job in interior design. Towers faces a manslaughter charge, and the shooting has been described as a tragic accident by his defense attorney.
- ▪Whitney Robeson was shot and killed on March 7 in Trussville, Alabama.
- ▪Jeffrey Towers, her boyfriend's father, has been charged with manslaughter.
- ▪The lawsuit claims negligent handling of a firearm and seeks accountability from both Towers and the gunmaker.
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Alabama Auburn grad’s family blames gunmaker, boyfriend’s father in shooting weeks after she landed dream job Jeffrey Towers, 54, faces manslaughter charge and now a civil suit alleging negligent handling of a .22-caliber revolver By Michael Ruiz Fox News Published May 20, 2026 7:00am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Attorney for Alabama dad weighs in on shooting that left son's girlfriend dead Johnny Amari is representing Jeffrey Towers, the Alabama father accused of fatally shooting his son's 22-year-old girlfriend "inadvertently" in what the defense calls a "devastating tragedy." NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The parents of an Auburn University graduate who police say was shot and killed by her boyfriend's…
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