Timothy Earl Ring, 55, was found shot to death on his property in Big Sandy, Tennessee, on October 19, 2021. An engineer with CSX Transportation and a U.S. Air Force veteran, Ring had told family he was going to work on a deer stand that morning. His truck was located near a cornfield and his body was found a short distance away at the edge of a wood line.

Authorities described the shooting as a multiple close-range ambush. The Benton County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation handled the case; as of March 2022 no arrests had been announced and no suspects officially named. A second autopsy was planned and investigators continued to process evidence.

A nearby neighbor died by suicide the day after Ring’s body was found; reports said there had been a dispute between Ring and that neighbor, but law enforcement has not publicly identified the person or labeled them a suspect. The investigation remains open.

Anyone who knew Timothy Ring or who has information about his death is asked to contact the investigators handling the case.