On May 4, 2023, 56-year-old Billy Ray Jones was found dead inside a camper at 2520 Stanley Valley Road in Surgoinsville, Tennessee. Authorities determined Jones died of a single gunshot wound after deputies from the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting complaint around 4 a.m.

When deputies arrived they encountered 25-year-old Cody Jackson, who lived at the same address. Jackson told deputies he had shot his uncle, and deputies later located Jones’s body inside the nearby camper. Jackson was arrested, charged with first-degree murder, and held at the Hawkins County Jail without bond.

The investigation is ongoing and law enforcement has not released details about what led to the shooting. Does anyone have information about the household at 2520 Stanley Valley Road or contacts who might help clarify what happened that night?