On the evening of May 14, 2017, 53-year-old Keith Bradford Hopson was found fatally shot at his Lee County, Georgia residence. His wife, Hazel Hopson, initially mistook the shots for their son Matthew Roy Hopson firing at targets before discovering her husband’s body. Law enforcement located Keith deceased at the scene and arrested Matthew at the residence without incident.

Investigators say the murder weapon, a Taurus .45-caliber handgun belonging to Matthew, and three shell casings were recovered; Keith had been shot twice. A 911 recording contains a pause during which the sound of a magazine being handled was heard. A search of Matthew’s trailer produced journals that prosecutors introduced at trial, in which Matthew documented long-standing hostility toward his father and wrote dark, obsessive entries about death.

In June 2018 a jury convicted Matthew Hopson of malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault; he was sentenced to life without parole. Does anyone have information about the relationship between Keith and Matthew or recollections from Lee County around May 2017 that could add context to this case?