Kevin Vaughn, 42, died in Rome, Georgia, on October 7, 2022, after a violent family confrontation inside a home on Hosea Street. Police were called that afternoon for reports of a shooting; officers found Vaughn wounded and the accused shooter still at the scene. Vaughn was pronounced dead and early reports described the killing as the outcome of a domestic dispute between Vaughn and his son-in-law.

Investigators identified Benjamin Tobias Cox Jr. as the suspect and local reporting said he was arrested and booked into the Floyd County Jail that day. Initial coverage stated murder or felony murder charges were filed after police concluded Vaughn had been shot during the dispute. Subsequent reporting, citing a review by the Rome Circuit District Attorney, said prosecutors determined Cox had acted in self-defense and the case did not proceed to trial or a conviction.

This remains a family tragedy: a domestic dispute that escalated into a fatal shooting, an arrest, and a prosecutorial decision not to pursue murder charges. Does anyone have information about the events on Hosea Street that afternoon or knew Kevin Vaughn?