On March 3, 2025, officers from the Maynardville Police Department responded to a call about a possible domestic incident and shooting at a home on the 100 block of Walter Way. Inside the residence they found the bodies of 58-year-old Stephen Jenkins, a White male, and 49-year-old Natalya Malakhova; both were pronounced dead at the scene. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation was called in to lead the inquiry and the bodies were sent for autopsy to determine the precise causes of death.

Investigators described the case as an active and ongoing investigation and said the initial focus included the possibility of a domestic dispute that culminated in a fatal shooting. No suspects were publicly identified and no arrests were announced. If anyone in the Maynardville area saw or heard anything on March 3 that could help, please come forward with information.