12/07/2024
Tragic Double Incident Shocks Danville Community: Grandmother Found Dead, Grandson Struck by Train
On Friday afternoon, Dec. 6, a quiet neighborhood on College Park Drive became the scene of a chilling discovery. Danville Police were called for a well-being check at the home of 81-year-old Patsy Scearce, only to find her lifeless body with severe trauma. Adding to the shock, earlier that day at 11:46 a.m., a train in the city reported striking a man who had walked directly into its path near West Main Street and Booth Road. The injured man, identified as Scearce's grandson and housemate, 35-year-old Barry Pyron Jr., has now been charged with second-degree murder.
Details remain limited as the investigation unfolds, leaving the community reeling from the tragic events.
