04-02-2025
Berea man allegedly shot man, watched him collapse before driving away
BEREA, Ky. (FOX 56) — A man wanted in connection with a shooting Monday evening in Berea has been located.
A criminal complaint showed that Berea officers responded to reports of shots fired around 8:19 p.m. Monday near Baldwin and West Jefferson streets. Police said they found a man shot in the chest. He was reportedly rushed to Saint Joseph Berea Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Around 11 p.m. on Monday, the department said on Facebook that Steven Gerlaugh, 75, was a person of interest in connection with the shooting.
Court records noted that police recovered surveillance footage of the shooting, which allegedly showed Gerlaugh in the driver's seat of his Toyota Camry speaking with the victim, Thomas Rison, 42, who was near the driver's side window.
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According to the complaint, Rison could be seen screaming and trying to move away from the vehicle toward the home before he collapsed. A resident at the home reportedly told police that Gerlaugh was the shooter, and he fled the scene shortly after.
Records show that Rison was rushed to the Saint Joseph Berea Hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
The Berea Police Department confirmed around 2:15 a.m. Tuesday in a Facebook post that Gerlaugh was found and taken into custody.
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Arrest records show that Gerlaugh has been charged with murder and is being held on a $200,000 bond.
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