In June 2017, 60-year-old Ronald Kearse was found dead of a gunshot wound at his Augusta, Georgia, home. The investigation quickly focused on a family member. Authorities identified his 25-year-old son, Perry Christian Kearse, as the alleged shooter. After the shooting, Perry fled but was located and arrested by Richmond County Sheriff’s deputies in the early hours of Sunday, June 18, 2017.

Perry Christian Kearse was charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. The case record notes he was later convicted and incarcerated for his father’s death, though available details do not specify the trial proceedings or the sentence imposed. What else is known about Ronald’s life in Augusta, or anyone who might have information about that night?