In the late afternoon on a Friday in June 2022, a burst of gunfire at a residence on Hassler Mill Road in Harriman, Tennessee ended the life of 51-year-old Wayne Troy Fross. Roane County deputies found Fross at 725 Hassler Mill Road with a fatal gunshot wound and opened an active homicide investigation.

Officials released few details about what led up to the shooting and, in the days after the incident, said no arrests had been made. As of late 2025 the case remains open and active with no suspects publicly identified or in custody and no publicly stated motive.

If anyone who knew Wayne Troy Fross or who was in the Hassler Mill Road area that afternoon has information that could help investigators, please contact the Roane County Sheriff’s Department.