On October 25, 2021, Crystal Kay Chambers, 35, was killed in a shooting on Ditney Trail in Pioneer, Scott County, Tennessee. The exchange of gunfire occurred during a confrontation between two men closely connected to her: her father, Larry Chambers, and her former boyfriend, Harley David Holicki. Crystal was struck by a bullet and died of her injuries. She was a mother of three and was remembered in her obituary as devoted to her children and family. Funeral services were held October 31, 2021, with burial at Chambers Cemetery in the Sugar Grove community.

Investigators from the Scott County Sheriff’s Office and special agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reconstructed the scene and focused on whether the men’s conduct during the confrontation constituted criminally reckless behavior that led to her death. A Scott County grand jury returned indictments against both men on March 31, 2022; both were arrested and charged with reckless homicide. Larry Chambers later pleaded guilty to reckless homicide, and Harley Holicki was convicted of reckless homicide at trial on May 1, 2026. A presentence investigation was ordered for Holicki and a sentencing hearing set for August 10, 2026.

The case centers on how two people known to Crystal engaged in gunfire that resulted in her death. If anyone knew Crystal, her family, or has information about the events that night, please come forward.