On May 14, 2025, Clarksville officers answered a shooting call in the Summit Heights neighborhood just before 11 p.m. They found 40-year-old John Martin of Clarksville lying outside a residence with a gunshot wound; emergency personnel were unable to save him and he died at the scene.

The Clarksville Police Department opened a homicide investigation and focused on the public housing area off Richardson Street as detectives collected evidence and spoke with potential witnesses. No arrests had been announced and police had not publicly identified any suspects as of the initial reports; the investigation was described as active and ongoing.

Detectives asked anyone with information or video from the area to contact authorities and promoted the Clarksville Montgomery County Crime Stoppers tipline, including the option to remain anonymous. Does anyone in the Summit Heights area have footage or information that could help explain what happened that night?