A 911 call reporting a suicide brought officers to a Deer Run Drive home in Knoxville in the early hours of Sunday, March 31, 2019. Responding officers found 31-year-old Sherril Danielle Johnson deceased from a gunshot wound. Her boyfriend, 44-year-old Timothy Dion Wells, initially told investigators she had taken her own life.

Detectives found physical evidence that conflicted with Wells’ account. After being taken to the Safety Building for further questioning, Wells recanted and confessed to shooting Johnson, saying he had fabricated the suicide story. He was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. Johnson, a former Baton Rouge resident, worked in the Student Loan Division at GC Services and was the mother of a daughter; family and friends remembered her for a warm spirit and a bright smile.

Did anyone in Knoxville or Baton Rouge know Sherril or have information about her last months that could help clarify what happened?