On the evening of June 10, 2024, 58-year-old Tony Lamar Connely was fatally shot multiple times inside his home in the Oakfield Drive subdivision north of Statesboro, Georgia after an escalating domestic argument. A neighbor’s 911 call prompted deputies from the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office to respond around 7:20 p.m. Tony Connely’s wife had fled the house screaming that her husband had been shot; deputies found him deceased on the floor and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

A family member at the scene identified the alleged shooter as Tony’s 24-year-old son, Brandon Lavon Connely. The 9mm handgun believed to have been used was recovered in the home. Brandon left the area but drove to the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office parking lot shortly after 8:00 p.m. and surrendered to waiting officers. He was taken into custody and charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault with intent to commit murder, aggravated battery, and four counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

Authorities noted prior family-violence contacts with Brandon, including arrests in 2018 and 2021 and previous calls to the Connely residence over the years. Does anyone have information about the events leading up to that evening or about the family’s history that could help clarify what happened?