On November 27, 2023, 61-year-old Robert Gomes Jr. was shot and killed at his Main Street home in Wareham, Massachusetts after a dispute with his son. According to reports, the confrontation began when Robert Gomes III, 26, asked his father to unlock a shed so he could photograph a power washer. An argument followed; Gomes Jr. allegedly became angry and threatened his son, and Gomes III then retrieved a homemade firearm assembled from parts bought online and shot his father on the back porch. Emergency responders arrived after several 911 calls, including one from Gomes III. Gomes Jr. was found with gunshot wounds to his chest and pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers located Gomes III in the driveway; he pointed out the firearm, which was recovered from a black bag on the back deck along with shell casings in the yard. Gomes III was arrested and charged with murder, multiple firearms offenses and related counts; he pleaded not guilty and was held without bail. Police records note prior calls to the home for domestic issues between father and son. Did anyone in Wareham know the Gomes family or have information about earlier domestic incidents at that address?