Thomas Lee Watson Sr, 70, was found dead in his School Street home on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, on April 30, 2020. Known as Big Tommy, he was a commercial waterman and a skilled hunter, born on Chincoteague Island on February 23, 1950. Police responded to a shooting call at about 8:15 a.m. and discovered his body.

The Chincoteague Police Department, with assistance from the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office, identified a suspect and arrested the victim’s son, Thomas Lee Watson Jr., charging him with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting. Watson Jr. was taken into custody and held without bail at the Eastern Shore Regional Jail. The prosecution reported that blood and hair from the victim were found on the firearm; the defendant denied intentionally ending his father’s life.

Are there readers who knew Big Tommy or who have information about what happened that morning?