Joseph Kelly Jr., 50, was found dead in his Gypsum, Colorado, home after suffering two gunshot wounds to the head. Investigators determined the weapon was a .22-caliber rifle and the coroner estimated he had been deceased for about six days; his body was discovered in a small area off the kitchen and showed decomposition consistent with that timeline.

Authorities say the father’s 13-year-old son lived in the house with the body for nearly a week, calling in to Eagle County Public Works each day to report that his father was ill. A requested wellness check led deputies to the home, where the boy answered the door and admitted his father was dead. The son was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder and was booked into Mount View Youth Services Center in Jefferson County. Investigators noted a prior domestic case involving Joseph Kelly Jr. and his wife during their divorce; at the time of the incident the son was living with his father.

What can anyone who knew the family or the household situation in Gypsum share about Joseph Kelly Jr. or his son’s life leading up to this?