COBB COUNTY, GA. (THECOUNT) — Gene Siller and Paul Pierson, have been identified as two or three victims in a triple-homicide Saturday at a Cobb County country club.
Siller, the PCC Director of Golf at Pinetree Country Club in Kennesaw, and Pierson, were both found fatally shot along with another unidentified victim at the golf course adjacent to Kennesaw State University on Saturday.
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According to officials, Siller was found with a gunshot wound to the head at the 10th hole. Investigators located a Ram 3500 pick-up truck parked on the green. Two other bodies were found in the bed of the truck. Both had been shot. Pierson, the registered owner of the pickup, was one of those men.
The third victim has not yet been identified.
It is unknown if Pierson and the third victim are connected to the country club.
The university sent out an alert out warning students about the shooting. They said the suspect is a Hispanic male wearing a white t-shirt, work pants and possibly a hat. He is 6′1′’ and weighs around 170 lbs.
The suspect has not yet been identified or located.
A GoFundMe has been set up to benefit Siller’s family.
“Hello and thank you for visiting the fundraiser page for our Director of Golf and dear friend, Gene Siller. As many of you are aware Gene was tragically killed Saturday, July 3rd. We are asking for donations to help Gene’s precious family in this terrible time of need. Please keep Gene’s family as well as his Pintree family in your prayers.”
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Geo quick facts: Cobb County is a suburban county of Atlanta in the U.S. state of Georgia, located in the north central portion of the state. As of 2019, the population was 760,141, making it Georgia’s third most-populous county. Its county seat and largest city is Marietta – Wikipedia.