Eric Mason, 48, of New Brighton, was found with a gunshot wound to the head inside a vacant building on 11th Street in Beaver Falls on December 30, 2024. The Beaver County Coroner’s Office ruled the death a homicide. Mason had been seen the night before, borrowing a car, and his body was discovered the following day in a construction site where the primary suspect had access.

Authorities identified 37-year-old Daniel Felo II as the primary suspect and charged him with homicide after investigators say evidence and multiple interviews linked him to Mason’s killing. Police allege Felo targeted Mason over accusations that Mason had been providing information to police about a mutual acquaintance. The community remembers Mason as a loving, caring man with deep local ties.

Anyone with information about Mason’s movements the night before his body was found or about Felo’s activities leading up to the incident is asked to come forward.