A confrontation at the Grand Reserve at Pelham apartments on the evening of September 2, 2025, ended in the death of 78-year-old Paul Tooson. Police were called at about 8:13 p.m. and found two men with gunshot wounds. Tooson was pronounced dead at the scene from a mortal wound. The other man, 51-year-old Saxon Benison, suffered a gunshot wound to his leg; officers applied a tourniquet and he was taken to a hospital with injuries described as not life-threatening and expected to recover.

Investigators report the pair argued, then one of the men produced a firearm and shot the other in the leg. A struggle for control of the weapon followed and a second discharge struck Tooson, proving fatal. Detectives processed the scene, interviewed witnesses and described the incident as isolated. No arrests or charges have been announced and detectives are still trying to determine who initially brandished the gun.

If anyone saw the disturbance at the Grand Reserve at Pelham that night or has information about the altercation, please come forward.