Desc: Hillsville 1912: A Shooting in the Court: Directed by Rick Bowman. With V. Ray Bowman, Ronald Hall, Gooch Harmon, David Heath. On the cold Spring morning of March 14th, 1912 shots rang out inside the tiny mountain courtroom. As the smoke cleared the sheriff, judge, and the common wealth attorney all lay dead. The exciting story of the Allen family and the officials who tried to bring them to justice.