James Simmons, 51, was found dead inside his Hanson, Kentucky, home after a fire on July 5, 2014. Investigators discovered he had suffered a fatal gunshot wound, and the response to the blaze was treated as a homicide investigation rather than an accident.

Detectives focused their inquiry on a close family member; evidence gathered led to the arrest of his brother, Joseph Simmons. A grand jury returned an indictment charging Joseph Simmons in connection with James Simmons’s death. Later court action in the case included a plea agreement by Joseph Simmons.

The circumstances that led to the shooting and the fire, and the motive behind the attack, remain points of interest in the case. Anyone with information about James Simmons, his family, or events in Hanson around July 5, 2014, is asked to come forward.