Anthony John Congo, 68, was found dead at his Hedgesville home on Tub Run Hollow Road after a reported shooting on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. Deputies from the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office responded to the call at about 2:18 p.m.; when investigators arrived they discovered Anthony Congo dead at the scene. He is described in reports as having a background in electrical engineering and federal government work and as someone who loved music and drumming.

Investigators from the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division processed the scene, obtained search warrants and seized evidence. The investigation rapidly focused on Anthony’s 25-year-old son, John Alexander Congo of Hedgesville, who was arrested during or after the scene investigation and transported to Eastern Regional Jail. John Congo was charged with murder and initially held without bail; later reporting on grand jury indictments added a count of use of a firearm during the commission of a felony. No other suspects were identified.

Anyone with information was asked to contact Corporal Dopson at the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office. Did anyone in the area know the Congos or see anything unusual that afternoon?