A routine early evening in a Dyersburg shopping center parking lot turned deadly on May 18, 2022. Police responded to Mall Boulevard about 7:19 p.m. and found 43-year-old Jimmy Lee Burns with a gunshot wound; first responders pronounced him dead at the scene. Burns was a long-time mechanic at Tucker Tire and his death reportedly shocked the local community.

Witnesses at the scene identified a person of interest, and investigators focused on two brothers, 20-year-old Caleb Edwards and 21-year-old William Marcus Edwards. Burns walked to the passenger side, and Caleb Edwards allegedly raised a gun and fired multiple shots, causing the fatal injuries. Caleb Edwards was charged with first-degree murder and William Marcus Edwards was charged as an accessory.

If anyone was in the Mall Boulevard area that evening or has information about the incident, please share what was seen or heard.