4 killed in Tennessee apartment shooting
BRISTOL,TN Rusty L. Rumley opened fire around noon during a domestic
dispute at Edgemont Towers, Bristol police spokeswoman Stephanie
Hoskins said. She had no other details on a motive for the
shootings.
Four people were shot at the 118-unit apartment complex, which
is operated by the city's public housing authority. Three died at
the scene and the fourth died at Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Details on the victims were not immediately available.
Hoskins said Rumley, 26, fled the scene in his vehicle before
crashing it near the Sullivan-Carter county line, about 15 miles
southwest of Bristol, which is near the Virginia line.
The vehicle was empty when officers arrived, but they eventually
found Rumley dead an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, Hoskins
said.
Rumley was last known to be living in Watauga, near where his
body was found.
Calls to Bristol city officials and the housing authority were
not immediately returned.