Overview
- A family member called 911 and deputies found James Blount with a gunshot wound in his home off Trails End Road, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Investigators say the shooting appears to be a targeted killing but have not identified any suspects and have not established a motive.
- Detectives from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office are leading the active homicide probe with help from the district attorney’s office and the county fire marshal.
- Friends and members of the local trail-riding community said Blount, known as “Mr. Jim,” was a veteran, former mounted-patrol officer and a longtime, well-liked horse breeder.
- Authorities are urging anyone with information to contact the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers and community members have been asked to check for details that could help identify the killer.