Rickey D. Busick, a 45-year-old White man, was fatally shot in the Orebank neighborhood of Kingsport, Tennessee on May 12, 2021. Bystanders at the scene detained a woman until deputies arrived. The woman was identified as 31-year-old Rachel Joann Wells and was taken into custody by the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office.

Wells was charged with first-degree murder and booked into the Sullivan County Jail on a $1 million bond as the legal process began. Detectives continued interviews and evidence gathering as the case proceeded.

If anyone in the Orebank community witnessed the shooting or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.