Scene from the Pinetree Country Club shooting, Georgia. The pickup truck that the suspect drove. 11 AliveTwo other golf pros from Pinetree Country Club were shot to death at the course on Saturday, including Gene Siller, a Pinetree Country Club pro golfer.A member claimed that Siller was killed by a man who drove his truck onto course.Two other bodies were discovered in the truck's bed. The suspect is still at large.For more stories, visit Insider's homepage.Multiple reports claim that a suspect drove into a Georgia country golf club in a pickup truck and shot a pro golfer. The pickup truck also had two bodies at the back.Gene Siller, 41, was shot to death by a Pinetree Country Club golf pro in Kennesaw, Georgia. He responded to a man driving his truck into the sand trap at the 10th hole. Richard B. Taylor, a club member, posted a Saturday night Facebook message.According to The New York Times, Siller was found dead at 2 :21 p.m.According to the Gwinnett Daily Post, Siller has left behind a wife as well as two children.The suspect remains unknown, while the bodies of two additional men were discovered in the truck's rear bed, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which cited the police.Paul Pierson, who was the truck's owner, was one of the other victims. The third victim is still unknown.According to The New York Times, Cobb County police are still trying determine the motive.Officials at Kennesaw State University sent out an emergency alert to students shortly after Siller was discovered dead at the course. They said there had been a shooting near the campus and that police were looking for a Hispanic male suspect about 6'1 and 170 lbs who was "considered dangerous and armed." Officials tweeted just before 5 p.m. that there was no "credible threat" to the campus.According to the Gwinnett Daily Post Siller worked at the course from 2019, according to reports. Siller was also a regular participant in Georgia PGA Section golf tournaments, since 2007.Continue the storyIn response to Siller’s death, the Georgia State Golf Association (GA PGA) both issued statements.-Georgia State Golf Association July 4, 2021In a statement released by CNN, Jim Richerson, President of PGA of America, also stated that "We are truly heartbroken" to learn about the senseless murder at Pinetree Country Club in Georgia yesterday that claimed the life of Gene Siller."PGA of America sends condolences, thoughts and sympathies to the club, his family and the Georgia PGA Community."As of Monday morning, Siller's family had raised over $168,000 through a GoFundMe page.Insider has the original article.
