A shooting on August 21, 2024, in the Point Loma neighborhood of San Diego left 30-year-old Brett Robinson and his 61-year-old mother, Laurie Robinson, dead at a home on the 3600 block of Zola Street. Multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire came in about 3:55 p.m.; officers arriving at the scene found Brett and Laurie deceased from gunshot wounds. An 85-year-old woman, June Bushey, was found outside with serious injuries and taken to a hospital; she was expected to survive.

Sixty-year-old William Bushey, identified as June Bushey’s son and reported to have lived with her for at least 15 years, was at the scene and taken into custody without incident. A shotgun believed to be the murder weapon was recovered near the front of the house. Police records show officers had responded to the residence twice in the days before the shooting after family reported verbally aggressive behavior and weapons; on those earlier visits officers did not find grounds for an emergency psychiatric hold.

William Bushey was charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder and pleaded not guilty at a virtual arraignment on August 23, 2024; a criminal protective order was issued to bar him from contacting his mother. The deaths have deeply affected family and neighbors who remember Brett and Laurie as cherished members of the community. Did anyone in Point Loma know Brett or Laurie and see them around Zola Street before August 21?