Eugene Scott, 72, was found shot to death inside his home on Old Monroe Road in Athens, Georgia, on the morning of August 26, 2023. A friend, Dwayne Watson, discovered Scott around 8:12 a.m. when he let himself in to take him grocery shopping; the television was on, the stove was left on, and Scott was lying on the kitchen floor. Investigators said Scott died from a gunshot wound and believed he may have been preparing breakfast when the killing occurred. Police initially reported no known motive and did not identify a suspect.

Authorities asked the public for help and Crime Stoppers offered up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Subsequent reporting indicated the investigation had not produced a public breakthrough and no arrest, charge, trial, or conviction has been announced. The homicide remains unsolved, leaving questions about who entered his home that morning and why. If anyone knew Eugene, his routines, or observed anything unusual in the Stonehenge neighborhood that weekend, please come forward with information.