Christopher Shawn White, 44, was found dead from a gunshot wound inside his Joelton home on Cotton Harris Road just before midnight on a Friday in August 2017. White, a heavy equipment operator for the City of Springfield and a guitarist who was described as a devoted father and grandfather, was discovered after Cheatham County deputies responded to a shooting call.

Investigators from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation assisted the Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities quickly focused on White’s longtime girlfriend, 35-year-old Angel Nicole Scruggs, and she was arrested the next morning and charged with one count of voluntary manslaughter. Officials confirmed the shooting occurred inside the residence but released few details about the circumstances or motive.

Family and the local community held funeral services at Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Pleasant View and remembered White for his music and family life. Does anyone have information about the events that night or the case’s later court proceedings?