On August 23, 2022, 59-year-old Gerald Lee Gary Copley was found dead in the driveway of his longtime home on East 500 North Road in Albany, Indiana. Copley, a mechanic and custodian who enjoyed drag racing and spending time with family, had suffered multiple gunshot wounds. A neighbor later found his body leaning against the house.

Witnesses reported seeing a black Ford F-250 in Copley’s driveway and a man exit the truck carrying a firearm; one witness said the man shot Copley multiple times before fleeing in the truck. Investigation led deputies to Copley’s nearby neighbor, 29-year-old Cy E. Alley, who was taken into custody at his residence. Alley allegedly told detectives he drove to Copley’s home intending to kill him because he believed Copley was hacking his electrical system, and he described shooting Copley with a 12-gauge Winchester pump-action shotgun.

The shooting and the motive described as a delusional belief about electrical interference shocked the local community. If anyone knew Gerald Copley or has information about the night of August 23, 2022, please come forward.