On December 5, 2018, 86-year-old Harold Edward Humphrey was shot and killed at his home in Washington, Missouri. Deputies responded to a 911 call that morning and found Humphrey with a single gunshot wound to the chest; he died at the scene despite the presence of his wife in the residence.

Investigators say the caller was Humphrey’s 25-year-old grandson, Jeremiah Bair, who remained at the house until deputies arrived. The confrontation reportedly began when Bair demanded an apology from his grandfather; Humphrey, who had hearing difficulties, did not give the apology Bair wanted and was shot while seated at his breakfast table after Bair retrieved a firearm.

Bair was taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action, and he was held in the Franklin County Jail as the case proceeded. Does anyone have information about the morning of December 5, 2018, or about the family’s situation that could shed light on what led to this killing?