David Reis Perry, 51, was found fatally shot inside the Carolina Sound Communications warehouse in North Charleston after being reported missing on December 18, 2024. He was president of the family business and had been engaged to be married one week after his death.

Investigators quickly focused on David’s older brother, 55-year-old Charles Gordon Perry, who co-owned the warehouse and worked at the company. Officers noted red spots on Charles’s shoes and pants after he arrived while police were investigating. A backpack near the scene contained a firearm Charles admitted owning but said he had not seen for days. Two hours of warehouse security footage were missing. A handwritten to-do list found by investigators included entries such as burn clothes, switch off security footage, and hide a gun; an employee identified the handwriting as Charles’s.

Charles Perry was arrested and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, was denied bond at the initial hearing, ordered to provide a handwriting sample, and is being held at the Al Cannon Detention Center after waiving a later bond hearing. The motive has not been disclosed. If anyone knew David or has information about the warehouse, the missing footage, or the events of December 18, please come forward.