In the pre-dawn hours of January 30, 2026, shots were reported near a Days Inn on University Street in Martin, Tennessee. Weakley County Sheriff’s Deputy Derrick Bonham, 37, was among officers who responded to assist the Martin Police Department. He encountered a vehicle at the Pocket’s Gas Station while investigating. During the contact the driver, a white female, opened her car door and shot Deputy Bonham; she reportedly stood over him and fired again. Deputy Bonham was taken to Volunteer Community Hospital, where he died. He was a husband and father of three and had served with the Weakley County Sheriff’s Office for nearly two years.

The driver was taken into custody at the scene and later identified as 44-year-old Khristi Dawn Cunningham of Ohio. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation obtained a warrant that charges first-degree murder and alleges Cunningham made the initial 911 calls to lure officers, positioned herself at the gas station to watch for responders, and opened fire as Deputy Bonham parked beside her vehicle; body camera footage is cited in the warrant. Cunningham is being held without bond.

Did anyone in the Martin area see activity near the Days Inn or the Pocket’s Gas Station around that time who could add information?