Hunter Douglas Dahlem, 32, was found mortally wounded by a gunshot inside the Ten-Tom Inn on Main Street in Amory in the early morning hours of Sunday, October 22, 2023. Officers arrived after a 4:30 a.m. call and Dahlem was pronounced dead at the scene; authorities treated the incident as a homicide.

Dahlem was born November 4, 1990, and grew up between communities in northeast Mississippi and Lake Providence, Louisiana. A 2009 Hamilton High School graduate, he worked as a certified cotton ginner with Tombigbee Loading Service and was described in obituaries and memorials as a devoted family man, church member, and fan of Mississippi State, hunting, golf, and NASCAR. Funeral services were held October 28, 2023, with burial at Center Hill Cemetery in Hamilton.

Investigators from the Amory Police Department and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation identified 19-year-old Andrew Isaac Gray of Aberdeen as a suspect; Gray was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and booked into the Monroe County Detention Center pending a bond hearing. Authorities had not disclosed a motive or further court action.

If anyone knew Hunter or witnessed activity at the Ten-Tom Inn that morning, please share what was seen or heard.