A domestic dispute on Boyd Holland Road in Springfield, Tennessee, on November 27, 2020, ended with 46-year-old Melanie Dempsey shot in the head. Deputies from the Robertson County Sheriff’s Office responding to a reported gunshot wound found Dempsey with a grave head injury; she was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and died the next day.

A 38-year-old man identified as Robert D. Mitchell of Springfield was at the scene and surrendered to authorities. Preliminary reports said Mitchell lived with Dempsey and her 15-year-old daughter, who sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the wrist. Mitchell was initially charged with Criminal Attempt – 1st Degree Murder and Aggravated Assault; after Dempsey died the charges were upgraded to Criminal Homicide and Aggravated Assault, and he faced First Degree Murder, two counts of Attempted Murder, and one count of Aggravated Assault with bond set at $250,000.

If anyone knew Melanie or witnessed what happened that night, please share any information that could help clarify the events.