Eric Eugene Patterson, 45, was found dead at his home on Cedar Lane in the Medford community just outside Rocky Top, Tennessee, after a reported domestic-related shooting on the evening of January 29, 2024. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 5:30 p.m., and deputies discovered Patterson deceased at the scene.

Born November 19, 1978, Patterson is remembered by family as family-focused, fond of the outdoors and riding 4-wheelers in the mountains, and someone who liked tinkering. Detectives from the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division are handling the active investigation; authorities described the incident as domestic-related but have not identified or publicly named any suspects, and no arrests had been announced as of early February 2024.

Anyone with information about Eric, his activities that evening, or the Cedar Lane area on January 29 is asked to come forward.