Joseph Wayne Grace was 16 and a student at Franklin-Simpson High School when he was fatally shot in late summer 2017. He enjoyed welding and working on cars. On September 22, 2017, he sustained a gunshot wound to the head and was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.

Joseph died of his injuries on September 26, 2017. Funeral services were held and he was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin. Public details about the shooting’s circumstances, any official investigation, or suspects and arrests have been scarce.

If anyone in the Franklin area remembers what happened that day or has information about Joseph’s shooting, please share what is known.