A family argument in Cumming, Georgia, ended with the fatal shooting of 49-year-old Sadashivia Kumaraswamy on the evening of July 22, 2021. Deputies from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office arrived at a Homestead Ridge Drive residence around 5:50 p.m. and found Kumaraswamy deceased. Investigators say the victim’s 25-year-old son, Rajeev Kumaraswamy, retrieved a handgun from his room during the argument and shot his father multiple times.

Rajeev Kumaraswamy was taken into custody at the scene and charged with felony murder. The case went through several major developments: a guilty plea and life sentence with parole was entered in June 2024 but later vacated after a court granted a motion to withdraw the plea in October 2024. A jury trial concluded in February 2025 with guilty verdicts for malice murder and aggravated assault and a Superior Court judge imposing life without parole. Anyone with information about Sadashivia Kumaraswamy, the household, or the events that evening is asked to come forward.