William Eric Ferguson, 69, was shot and killed at his Pearland, Texas home on Rayburn Lane on September 5, 2021. Police were called around 4:55 a.m. after a friend of William’s 38-year-old son, Geoffrey Barrett Ferguson, said Geoffrey had confessed to shooting his father.

Officers found Geoffrey visible through a sliding glass door to a bedroom and took him into custody without incident. A search of the home located William’s body in a bedroom; Emergency Medical Services pronounced him dead at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds. No other people were reported injured.

Geoffrey Barrett Ferguson was charged with murder. The motive has not been established and the investigation remains ongoing. If anyone knew William or has information about what happened that morning, please come forward.