Tuskegee recorded its first homicide of 2025 on Friday, January 10, when 34-year-old African American man Leron Holmes was fatally shot. Authorities have not released the exact location or detailed circumstances of the shooting, and the investigation is being handled as an active homicide case.

Holmes was a father to two young sons, ages five and nine. His father, Ron Smith, a retired chairman of the Bullock County Commission, has spoken about the family’s profound grief and the void left by the sudden, violent loss.

Anyone who knew Leron, witnessed events around January 10 in Tuskegee, or has information that could assist the investigation is asked to come forward to local law enforcement.