On or about December 23, 2018, in Buffalo, New York, 57-year-old Cheneta Oldham was found fatally shot inside the Vernon Place home she shared with her son. A family member’s concern prompted a welfare check by police at about 5:40 p.m.; officers discovered Oldham’s body, which had sustained gunshot wounds to the torso and leg.

Investigators identified her 38-year-old son, Gus D. Oldham, as a suspect; he was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. A judge ordered a mental health evaluation, and in March 2019 a grand jury indicted him on Murder in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. The Erie County Department of Mental Health later found him incompetent to understand the proceedings and he was committed to a psychiatric facility in Rochester, with the case to be revisited if his competency changes. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

If anyone knew Cheneta Oldham or has information about her death, please share what you know.