Barbara Jane Penrod, 66, was found dead of gunshot wounds inside her Clarksville, Tennessee, home on Garth Drive on the morning of July 14, 2019. Officers arrived around 11:30 a.m.; Penrod was pronounced deceased at the scene and the Clarksville Police Department opened a homicide investigation.

Investigators identified a suspect quickly: Penrod’s 21-year-old nephew, Bobby James Bryant, who also lived at the residence. During an interview, Bryant admitted to shooting and killing his aunt and was arrested and charged with criminal homicide. He was booked into the Montgomery County Jail that afternoon.

Authorities continued to investigate the circumstances of the fatal shooting and asked anyone with information to come forward. Does anyone have information about Penrod, Bryant, or the Garth Drive residence that could help the investigation?