On the night of August 18, 2018, 61-year-old Victor Leon ’Vic’ Perkins was found dead in his home on McNutt Road in Augusta, Georgia, after suffering a single gunshot wound. Richmond County officials pronounced Perkins dead at the scene at about 11:00 p.m.

Investigators determined the shooter was Perkins’ 15-year-old grandson, Brad Bishop, who was also his legal ward. Bishop admitted to the shooting to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office and was arrested and booked into the Richmond County Youth Detention Center on a murder charge. The motive has not been released.

Perkins, originally from Noblesville, Indiana, had lived in Augusta since 1982. A Purdue University graduate, he worked as an aviation mechanic and was described as an avid gun collector who enjoyed hunting and working on vehicles. Does anyone have information about Perkins, the household, or what might have led to that night?