A violent incident in Nunnelly, Tennessee, ended the life of 34-year-old Jerry Lee Jennette. In the early morning hours of June 24, 2022, Jennette was found with a gunshot wound at a residence in the 4100 block of Beaver Bend Drive. He was taken to a Nashville hospital in critical condition and died there on June 25, 2022.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Hickman County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation and identified a suspect, a homeless man named Billy Alan Pirkle. Authorities located and arrested Pirkle on the evening of June 24; he was booked on an attempted first degree murder charge before Jennette’s death, and additional charges were expected after the fatality.

Jennette, born August 30, 1987, was described as adventurous and family-oriented, with a love of backpacking in the mountains. His survivors include his mother, sister, grandmother, aunts, and cousins. Does anyone in the Nunnelly area have information about the events that night or Jennette’s movements before the shooting?