Nicholas Gage Sampson, 20, was shot and killed in the early hours of January 1, 2022, after violence broke out at a party on Light Street in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Dyersburg Police officers found Sampson with multiple gunshot wounds; he died at the scene despite medical attention.

Police identified a 15-year-old from Ridgely as the primary suspect; the juvenile turned himself in the same day and was charged with first-degree murder. Investigators also charged a 13-year-old with aggravated assault for an alleged attack on an 18-year-old woman at the same party. The community was left shaken by the night’s events and the loss of a young life.

If anyone attended that gathering or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.