Freeman Fisher Coles, 73, a lifelong Lebanon resident and financial planner, died on September 17, 2018 after a confrontation that evening in the 200 block of Bartons Creek Road in Wilson County. The encounter began as a civil dispute with 52-year-old Richard David Harris and escalated into gunfire. Both men were found dead when deputies arrived; Harris had a gunshot wound to the abdomen and Coles was bleeding from multiple locations.

Investigators treated the scene as a mutual shooting. A witness reported that both men shot each other, and law enforcement determined no other suspects were involved and there was no ongoing threat to the public. The precise nature of the civil dispute that led to the deadly exchange was not released.

If anyone knew Coles, Harris, or witnessed events that evening, what information can be shared to clarify how the dispute turned fatal?