Stacey Hayes, 37, was shot and killed on June 8, 2015, in the Ducktown/Limestone area of Tennessee. A lifelong resident and Daniel Boone High School graduate, Hayes was remembered as a devoted father who loved horses and helped others in the community.

Investigators charged fellow Limestone resident David Wiles initially with second-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting. The prosecution awaited ballistics testing from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and the charge was later amended; the Greene County Circuit Court Clerk reported the case was bound over to a grand jury on voluntary manslaughter. Wiles was released on a $125,000 bond while the grand jury considered the matter.

Hayes’s family has expressed frustration and sorrow over the slow pace of the proceedings and wants answers about his death. Did anyone in the Ducktown or Limestone area know Stacey or have information about what happened that night?