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Updated: Arrest Made in Beulah Fatal Shooting Stemming From Dispute
July 10, 2025
An arrest has been made in a shooting that killed a man Wednesday evening in Beulah.
Randy Lee Pierce, age 49 of Frank Reeder Road, has been charged with second degree homicide and aggravated assault with a weapon. He was booked into the Escambia County Jail early Thursday morning and is being held without bond.
The victim was shot multiple times in the chest around 7:50 p.m. in the 7500 block of Frank Reeder Road near Pepperwood Road, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO). He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
ECSO deputies responded to reports of a shots fired disturbance and a shooting victim at the scene. The investigation revealed a dispute between Pierce and two victims, identified as a stepfather and stepson, residing on Frank Reeder Road.
According to the stepson, who was allegedly assaulted in the incident, the suspect, Randy Lee Pierce, had been seen recording individuals on motorcycles riding along Frank Reeder Road. The stepson stated that Pierce had previously confronted him about his motorcycle approximately a week prior, an encounter that reportedly ended amicably, according to the ECSO.
On Wednesday night, the stepson observed Pierce recording him again and informed his stepfather (the homicide victim). The two victims then rode their motorcycles towards the intersection of Frank Reeder Road, where they again saw Pierce recording them.
The stepson recounted that the stepfather dismounted his motorcycle and calmly approached Pierce with an extended hand, seemingly attempting to shake hands. However, Pierce, who was reportedly yelling and acting aggressively towards both victims, allegedly displayed a firearm and shot the stepfather multiple times. Pierce then allegedly pointed the firearm at the stepson.
Following the shooting, Pierce reportedly returned to his home and subsequently left the scene with his wife, who later contacted ECSO at a nearby Circle K convenience store.
Pierce provided a different account to authorities, claiming he acted in fear. However, the ECSO stated that two independent witnesses present at the scene corroborated parts of the stepson’s statement. These witnesses stated they observed the stepfather attempting to shake Pierce’s hand, which Pierce refused. They also heard someone yell, “I’m going to whoop your ass,” though they could not identify who made the statement due to the distance. The witnesses observed Pierce display a firearm and shoot the stepfather, continuing to fire even after the victim had fallen to the ground.
The Sheriff’s Office stated investigators confirmed that when the homicide victim was shot, he was on the county road, not on Pierce’s property.
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16 Responses to “Updated: Arrest Made in Beulah Fatal Shooting Stemming From Dispute”
Tragic by any explanation. Lives on both side of this tragedy are affected. Everyone can have an opinion and in that may lie the truth and often somewhere in-between. May the real truth be discovered during the proces of investigation and know that a persons true character can easily be discovered when seeking the truth. May the defence and prosecution in the pending case reveal the actual truth with honesty and integrity. May the judicial system justly support the truth. Praying for all those involved to find peace, love comfort, and support.
Bad situation but the truth will come out soon..
The murderer will face a different kind of punishment when he goes to prison and again upon his descending straight to the Devil’s door.
My heart goes out to the family and the victim. God’s arms are around you and His strength is within you.
Absolutely ridiculous in my opinion. My heart goes out to the family of the Motorcycle rider who was fatally shot that night. I honestly feel like hoping on my harley and taking a stroll down Frank Reeder Road . Just to show support to the family of the victim. What has this world come to where people are just shooting people for riding there Motorcycles down the damn road. And to top it all off. The guy was trying to shaje the dudes hand. Just to try and rectify the situation and see if they could come to some kind of understanding im we’d. Only a coward shoots someone like that especially an unarmed individual who was just supporting his stepson and hoping on his bike with him to support him and he was killed . Sad , Sad time we are living in honestly. In my opinion if you kill someone like that for no reason and especially if they are unarmed and you kill them. You shouldn’t sit on death row fir years and years . They should give you a first class ticket to the front of the line and you should be lined up in front of a firing squad which consists of members of the victims family and you should be shot until dead. But thats just me anyways.
Besides the whole “murdering an innocent kid for absolutely no reason” thing , Randy seems like a great man .
Everyone is claiming this man is such a great guy this and a great guy that! Well that great guy came out in the road with a gun with intentions. I wont speak his name because im not going give someone who killed my nephew respect !!!!
Was he sick of the noise from the motorcycles perhaps? There are kids in my neighborhood that go up and down my street on their 4 wheeler and I can understand how the noise gets on your nerves, but you can’t kill someone over noise! I wonder if these two had been having problems?
WHY BRING A GUN OUT IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD? CAN ONLY END IN DANGER FOR ALL.
EVEN THE GUN CARRIER ,WHO HERE, IS LIKELY WILL BE IN JAIL FOR A LONG TIME!!!!
Any “wonderful man” or “thoughtful person” or “amazing man” is capable of doing terrible things. Call me crazy, but I don’t think being a nice guy gives you permission to carry out a death sentence on someone for riding a motorcycle….
I don’t care about how nice this person used to be. The person killed a man that has a grieving family and lots of people who loved him. I knew him and he had been my sons friend for a long time. We will miss him dearly. I can only pray for his family and friends. Please give this person the maximum sentence.
Regardless of how good each person involved was..there were actions taken that cannot be taken back…sometimes people overreact..what at the time can seem like a mountain is only a Lil ant hill…praying for everyone involved and their families..
All of you defending this guy are great, EXCEPT the fact that you acknowledge the fact that he MURDERED someone. It never needed to escalate to that but regardless of the situation, he did it. Sadly now two families will be forever impacted by a moment of stupidity and irrational thought.
He tried many times to get the cops to do something about those people.
Randy works on my boss’s cars. I have had the pleasure of getting to know him over the last three years. He is an amazing man. Always willing to offer a hand. This is a horrible situation for all involved!
Randy is a Marine Veteran who left the service with honors. He is by far one of the kindest and most thoughtful people I have ever met in my life. He cared for me when I was going through tough times and he has always opened his home to his friends no-mater how well he knows them. If he says he acted in fear than that must be the case. I would have never, in a million years, expected something like this to occur. I hope that due process finds justice for my friend Randy. Semper Fidelis.
randy is my neighbor. He is a wonderful man, husband, daddy and grandpa. He has helped us many times over the years with projects around the house. He has helped our neighbors too. We are truly sorry this has happened. We are praying for all who were involved. May God’s blessings be with both families. Take care, we care. Doris and family.