Kevin Brentt Hudson, 46, was shot and killed on April 4, 2022, at his coffee shop, Dragging Canoe Coffee Traders, in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. Born in Chattanooga on February 15, 1976, Hudson opened the coffee shop in 2018 and later opened a CBD and hemp boutique called the Skunk House in 2019. He was known for interests in astronomy, building telescopes, and playing stringed instruments in a bluegrass band called the Homesteaders.

Authorities say the shooting followed an argument at the shared place of business. The man arrested and charged in connection with Hudson’s death was his business partner, Robert John Bateh. The case drew involvement from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the South Pittsburg Police Department and deeply affected a community unaccustomed to such violence.