On the evening of August 6, 2018, James Matthew Poynter, known as Matt, a 38-year-old landscaper from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, was found in the driver’s seat of a vehicle parked in the driveway of a residence on East Street. Police responded to a shots fired call about 9:00 PM and discovered Poynter with multiple gunshot wounds. He was treated at the scene, taken to St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital, and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

The Murfreesboro Police Department opened a homicide investigation, canvassed the neighborhood, and asked the public for help identifying a suspect or suspects. Initial reports did not include a motive or identify any persons of interest, and no arrests had been announced in the immediate aftermath. The investigation remained open.

Did anyone in the Murfreesboro area see or hear anything that night on East Street that could help investigators?