Adam Ray McGill, 37, of Madisonville, Tennessee, was shot and killed during a late-night neighbor confrontation on November 21, 2025. Deputies responded about 12:30 a.m. to the 800 block of Big Creek Road and found McGill lying dead along a roadway or driveway near his home; investigators say he was struck in the abdomen by a .22-caliber round after being shot while on his motorcycle during the dispute.

Investigators report the conflict began earlier when their neighbor, 60-year-old Gregory Scott Williams, entered McGill’s home while no one was there and shot the family dog. A woman who lived with McGill told deputies she and McGill later returned home, saw Williams leaving on a riding lawn mower, discovered the dead dog, and McGill then rode to Williams’s residence to confront him. Authorities say Williams admitted to shooting the dog and to firing a .22-caliber rifle during the encounter; a matching rifle was recovered under a bed at his home.

Williams was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder, aggravated burglary of a residence, and aggravated animal cruelty; he is being held without bond while the investigation continues. McGill is survived by three children, his mother, sister, extended family and a girlfriend. Did anyone in the Madisonville area see or hear anything that night that could help clarify what happened leading up to the shooting?