TBI identifies six dead in Marion County murder-suicide

MARION COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has identified the people involved in last week’s murder-suicide. Authorities gave the names and ages of the six people who died in the shooting.

The TBI identified the suspected shooter, who also died, as 48-year-old Gary Don Barnett.

They say he also shot two adults: 52-year-old Regina Ann Barnett and 33-year-old Brittnee N. Perez.

Additionally, they say the suspect shot three children: 11-year-old Vanessa Nicole Perez, six-year-old Lilyana Perez and two-year-old Nicholas Perez.

Authorities found these six people deceased at a home on Pine Street in Marion County.

The TBI stated that the investigation is ongoing.

Marion Murder Suicide

Marion County home, site of murder-suicide

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