$1,000 reward offered for information in Athens shooting death

Police are investigating the death of a 72-year-old man who was found shot to death inside a home west of Athens.

Athens-Clarke County Police Department (ACCPD) officers responded to the residence in the 200 block of Old Monroe Road around 8:12 a.m. Saturday, August 26. At the residence, they found Eugene Scott dead from a gunshot wound, a department spokesperson says.

ACCPD is asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact Detective Harrison at 762-400-7361 or by email at [email protected]. Anonymous tips may be made by calling the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 706-705-4775.

A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest.