Martha Jean Jones, a 73-year-old African American grandmother, and her 53-year-old son Ronald Jones were found shot to death in their Cherokee Park area home on Amarillo Street in Memphis on September 12, 2021. Their bodies were discovered shortly after midnight by Martha’s grandson, who called police. Martha was located in a hallway and Ronald in a bedroom; both had been shot multiple times and officers noted the smell of gunsmoke at the scene.

There were no signs of forced entry. The initial report to police came from the grandson, identified as 21-year-old Andre Jones, but detectives say his account conflicted with neighborhood security camera footage that showed no one entering or leaving the house during the timeframe he provided. Investigators later searched Andre Jones’s bedroom and found live ammunition matching shell casings from the scene, plus a handgun with blood on it and an empty magazine.

Andre Christopher Jones was arrested and indicted by a grand jury on two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of employment of a firearm in the commission of a dangerous felony, and was held without bond. Does anyone have information about the family, the neighborhood that night, or relevant footage that could help clarify what happened?