On the evening of Saturday, July 25, 2026, police in Pulaski, Tennessee, responded to a reported shooting on the 500 block of Culpepper Street and found 37-year-old Jeremy D’Juan Gardner with a gunshot wound. Emergency personnel attempted life-saving measures, but Gardner was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Pulaski Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division led the inquiry, with Detective Sergeant Keith Crabtree identified as leading the investigation. Investigators identified 40-year-old Cory Dwain Perry, also of Pulaski, as a suspect. Perry was taken into custody, charged with first-degree murder, and charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and committing armed dangerous felonies. He was booked into the Giles County Jail held without bond. Authorities said the investigation into the circumstances of the shooting remained ongoing.

If anyone has information about what happened on Culpepper Street that night or knew Jeremy, please share details with Pulaski law enforcement.