Frank Perkins Sr. was 58 when he was fatally shot in Winthrop, Maine, on August 16, 2000. The killing was part of a domestic incident that ended with the death of his 25-year-old son, Frank Perkins Jr., who then died by suicide at the scene.

The Maine State Police determined the event to be a murder-suicide and the case was recorded in the state’s annual homicide report for 2000. With the only person alleged to have committed the shooting deceased, authorities closed the investigation, leaving the community to grieve both men.

For readers who knew the Perkins family or have information about that day, any recollections could help shed light on what led to this tragedy?