A police response to reports of a man threatening people at Cedar Creek Marina on Old Hickory Lake in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, on Friday, January 31, 2026, ended in multiple deaths. Officers searching the docks heard gunfire and found 52-year-old Robert Brogdon with a gunshot wound; he was moved to a secure location, given aid, and taken to a local hospital, where he later died.

Mount Juliet officers believed the armed suspect, identified as 45-year-old Gary Haley Jr., was barricaded on a boat at the end of a dock. The department’s Special Response Team was called; during a prolonged standoff Haley allegedly fired at officers and they returned fire. Haley was later found deceased. Investigators also found 52-year-old Matthew Jones dead at the marina from a gunshot wound.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is leading the inquiry into the interconnected shootings and the officer-involved shooting. If anyone witnessed activity at Cedar Creek Marina that night or has information about the events, please come forward.