Tennessee murders: Four family members killed, baby abandoned; manhunt launched for armed suspect


Tennessee murders: Four family members killed, baby abandoned; manhunt launched for armed suspect
29-year-old suspect Austin Robert Drummond (Image credits: X @ThingstheVille)

A statewide manhunt is underway in Tennessee for 29-year-old Austin Robert Drummond, who is accused of killing four members of a family and leaving their baby alive, abandoning it in a stranger’s yard. The victims- 21-year-old James M. Wilson, 38-year-old Cortney Rose, 20-year-old Adrianna Williams, and Williams’ 15-year-old brother, Braydon Williams- were found Tuesday along a road in Lake County, located in northwest Tennessee near the state lines of Arkansas, Missouri, and Kentucky.The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has labeled Drummond as armed and dangerous, reported ABC News.That same day, authorities discovered Wilson and Williams’ baby girl in a car seat left in a “random individual’s front yard” in nearby Dyer County, according to the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office and District Attorney Danny Goodman. The baby was unharmed and treated by paramedics.Goodman said investigators believe Drummond knew the victims.The TBI said Drummond is wanted on multiple charges, including four counts of first-degree murder, one count of aggravated kidnapping, four counts of felon in possession of a firearm, and one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony.Authorities are offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information that leads to his arrest.Drummond is believed to be driving a 2016 Audi A3 with visible damage on the driver’s side. The vehicle has a Tennessee license plate: RI 01896.



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