Georgia Man Charged in Deadly Blount County Shooting

Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong said a Maryville woman is dead and a Georgia man is in custody following a shooting that occurred at a home in Rockford.(Courtesy: BCSO)

Georgia Man Charged in Deadly Blount County Shooting

Rockford, TN (WOKI) A Maryville woman is dead and a Georgia man is in custody following a shooting Sunday at a home in Rockford.

Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say the shooting happened around 2:00 p.m. at the residence on Triple Oak Street where responding deputies found the woman, 34-year-old Shelby Williams, shot.

BCSO says despite administering life-saving measures, Williams later died at the hospital.

Investigators have tied the death to 48-year-old Charles Scott of Tunnel Hill, Georgia; he is charged with reckless homicide and unlawful possession of a firearm and is being held on a $500,000 bond.

Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong said a Maryville woman is dead and a Georgia man is in custody following a shooting that occurred at a home in Rockford.(Courtesy: BCSO)

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