Ivory F. Hamby, 73, was found dead on January 26, 2025, after violence at a home on Deerlodge Highway near the Sunbright community in Morgan County, Tennessee. Deputies from the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office responded about 11 a.m. and discovered Hamby deceased; a woman wounded in the same incident was hospitalized at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. Authorities said a suspect was taken into custody and that there was no ongoing threat to the public.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation assumed the probe and an autopsy was ordered by Morgan County medical examiner Tom Boduch as officials worked to piece together what happened. Investigators described the motive as unknown and released few immediate details. Hamby’s obituary described him as generous and lists surviving family members including his wife Beatrice Hamby, sons Ivory John Hamby and Wade Hamby, and several grandchildren and siblings; the family chose cremation with no services.

If anyone has information about the events on Deerlodge Highway on January 26, please come forward.