James Thomas Smithson Sr., a 72-year-old Vietnam veteran and longtime Thompson’s Station resident, was shot and killed at his Cayce Springs Road home on June 19, 2019. He was described as a reader and music lover, a Church of Christ member, and was buried in Burwood Cemetery.

The incident prompted a Williamson County Sheriff’s Office manhunt and brought the younger Smithson’s prior misdemeanor assault and harassment charges and documented mental health issues into the investigation.

At trial, Smithson Jr. was found not guilty by reason of insanity; his schizophrenia diagnosis was cited and he was ordered to undergo a 60-day mental evaluation. The family and community were left reeling from this violent loss.

If anyone knew the family or has information about the events leading up to June 19, 2019, please share what you remember.