Timothy Matthew Shirley, 30, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of July 13, 2019, following a dispute outside a business on Highway 41 in Jasper, Tennessee. A Jasper resident, Shirley graduated from Marion County High School in 2008 and served eight years in the U.S. Navy before returning home; he was working as a machinist in Chattanooga at the time of his death.

The shooting was attributed to Benjamin Desrosier, then 35, of Kimball, Tennessee. Law enforcement agencies including the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Jasper Police Department, Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the 12th Judicial District Drug Task Force investigated, and Desrosier was identified and arrested the same day. He was charged with criminal homicide and booked into the Marion County Jail; court proceedings were pending.

Shirley is remembered in the community for his kindness and love of life. Does anyone who knew Timothy or saw activity on Highway 41 that morning have information to share?