Brian Paul Hageness was 61 when he was found with a gunshot wound at his Hot Springs, Arkansas home after police responded to a reported domestic disturbance on June 19, 2019. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead. Court proceedings noted that he used a wheelchair.

His wife, 57-year-old Elizabeth Hageness, was arrested and charged in connection with the shooting. That prosecution produced a guilty verdict and a 20-year sentence, but a judge later declared a mistrial because juror misconduct had occurred and vacated the conviction and sentence. Elizabeth Hageness subsequently pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

In July 2022 three of Brian Hageness’s children filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Elizabeth Hageness. If anyone has information about Brian’s final days or the events at the home on June 19, 2019, please share what you know.