April 27, 2026 in Regional, Top Stories

MAN CHARGED IN FATAL PIGEON FORGE SHOOTING OUTSIDE DOLLY PARTON’S STAMPEDE

A 24-year-old man from Illinois, Evan Cogdill, has been charged with criminally negligent homicide in the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Jacob Inselmann outside Dolly Parton’s Stampede in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Pigeon Forge police responded to a 911 call around 7:35 p.m. Saturday after reports of a gunshot in the venue’s parking lot. Officers found both men inside a vehicle, where Cogdill reportedly told them he had a handgun that accidentally discharged, striking Inselmann. The victim was transported to LeConte Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.



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