On the morning of Sunday, October 5, 2025, 25-year-old Jacob Bryce Hearn of Brighton, Tennessee, was shot and later died at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton. Tipton County deputies responded to a home in the 9400 block of Holly Grove Road around 4:40 a.m. after reports of a shooting. Deputies began first aid and Hearn was transported to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Investigators say the shooting was not random. Hearn had been at the residence earlier that morning with 47-year-old William E. Wylie; the two men had known each other and had reportedly been drinking together. Authorities allege Wylie went into a bedroom, retrieved a firearm, and shot Hearn. Wylie was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder; he was booked into the Tipton County jail and held without bond and made a first appearance in Tipton County General Sessions Court on October 7.

Hearn, called Bryce by loved ones, is remembered for his kind heart and bright spirit and is survived by his parents, stepparents, siblings, and his partner, who was expecting their twin babies at the time of his death. Does anyone have information about what happened at the Holly Grove Road residence that morning?