Debbie Lee Ferguson, 64, was killed at her home on Taylor Road in Ohatchee, Alabama, on the afternoon of August 10, 2024. Deputies from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office responded after a 911 call from a man who said he had shot his parents. Officers found Randall Ferguson fatally shot inside the house and discovered Debbie with a gunshot wound on the back porch. She was taken to Gadsden Regional Medical Center in critical condition and later died.

Tyler Ferguson, 35, the couple’s son who lived with them, made the 911 call, was at the scene when deputies arrived, and was taken into custody. He was charged with two counts of murder and is being held without bond. The sheriff has said the apparent motive relates to the suspect’s long history of mental illness and a delusion that his parents intended to harm him; Tyler’s past includes a 2021 domestic violence charge.

If anyone knew Debbie or has information about what happened that afternoon, please share what you know.