On a September morning in 2021, 53-year-old Ronald Jones and his 73-year-old mother, Martha Jones, were found shot to death inside their home on Amarillo Street in the Cherokee Park area of Memphis, Tennessee. Officers who responded reported a strong smell of gunfire and multiple gunshot wounds to both victims; they were pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators observed no signs of forced entry.

The initial call came from Ronald’s son, Andre Jones, who said he had returned from a trip to a nearby store and discovered the bodies. Surveillance footage later showed no one entering or leaving the house during the timeframe Andre had given, and a search of his bedroom uncovered live ammunition that matched shell casings found near the bodies, an empty 9mm magazine, and a handgun with what appeared to be blood on it. Andre was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of employment of a firearm in the commission of a dangerous felony; a grand jury returned an indictment in June 2022, and he remains held without bond awaiting trial.

Anyone who knew Ronald or Martha, or who has information about the events that morning, is asked to come forward.