In the early morning hours of July 22, 2023, gunfire outside a residence on Kings Court Circle in the Midway Community of Smithville, Tennessee, left 56-year-old Thomas T.D. Dwayne Thomason dead. Deputies arrived within minutes; Thomason was found on the ground with a gunshot wound and was taken to Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital, where he later died.

A 39-year-old man, Jarrett Lee Manning of Ferrell Road, was detained at the scene and a handgun believed to be the weapon was recovered. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department worked with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the 13th Judicial District Attorney General’s Office, and the Smithville Police Department on the case. A motive has not been publicly disclosed.

If anyone in the Midway Community or the Smithville area has information about the events that night, please share what you know with investigators.