Overview
- At a pre-prom photo meetup in Brownsville’s Webb Banks Passive Park, which drew a large crowd Friday, gunfire killed 17-year-old student Saturah Hayes and wounded four others.
- Brownsville police are leading a homicide investigation with help from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and no arrests had been announced as of Monday.
- Early leads suggest multiple groups may have been involved, and authorities are examining whether the attack was a drive-by at a park crowded with more than 100 students and many vehicles.
- The TBI asked witnesses to share videos or information at 1-800-TBI-FIND or TipsToTBI@tbi.tn.gov, and a local foundation offered a $5,000 reward for credible tips.
- Prom activities ended early and schools closed Monday to allow grieving, as local officials pledged to seek justice and the community held remembrances for Hayes.