Crossville, TN – Cumberland County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a 911 call at approximately 7:06 P.M. Tuesday (08/06/2024) to 507 Yellow Cliff Creek Road for a shooting call. Deputies arrived and discovered the victim, Jack Daniel Carter, age 35, deceased inside the home from an apparent gunshot wound. Deputies immediately secured the scene and contacted investigators.

Cumberland County Sheriff’s Investigators, Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and members of the 13th Judicial District Attorney’s Office responded to the scene to conduct an investigation.

The victim was transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Nashville, Tennessee for autopsy and all evidence will be analyzed by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Crime Laboratory.

The investigation is ongoing and additional releases will be provided as information becomes available. At this time there is no other information available for release.