A family in Tiptonville, Lake County, was the target of a deadly attack on July 29, 2025. Cortney Rose, 38, was found shot to death along with her daughter Adrianna Williams, 20, her son Braydon Williams, 15, and Adrianna’s partner James M. Wilson, 21. All four victims died of gunshot wounds in what authorities described as a targeted act of violence.

Earlier that day a 7-month-old infant was discovered abandoned but unharmed in a car seat in a stranger’s front yard in a neighboring county; investigators later identified the child as the daughter of Adrianna Williams and James Wilson. The investigation quickly focused on 28-year-old Austin Robert Drummond, believed to have had a relationship with the family. Warrants for four counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated kidnapping were issued for Drummond, and law enforcement later located his vehicle and took him into custody.

Three others — Tanaka Brown, 29, Giovonte Thomas, 29, and Dearrah Sanders — were charged with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder on allegations they assisted Drummond. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said the attack was not a random act.

Did anyone in Tiptonville or the surrounding area know the victims or have information that could help clarify the events leading up to that day?