Kevin Taeuffer, 54, was found dead from at least one gunshot wound on Eureka Hill Road on July 11, 2024. Mendocino County deputies responded after 47-year-old Point Arena resident Pan Jasper Brady called 911 around 8:06 PM and reported that an argument had culminated in his retrieving a handgun and shooting Taeuffer; Brady told officers he had secured the firearm and awaited them.

Brady was detained, booked on homicide and firearm charges, and held on $1,000,000 bail before being released the next day on a $500,000 bail bond. As of July 17, 2024, the Mendocino County District Attorney had not filed formal charges. Friends remembered Taeuffer as hardworking, someone who loved the outdoors and working with trees, recently returning from palm tree work in Phoenix and affectionately called Papa Kevin by children.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Mendocino County detectives at 707-463-4086 or submit an anonymous tip at 707-234-2100. Would anyone who knew Kevin or witnessed events that night share what they know?