A Tennessee nurse fatally shot her two young sons and their grandmother before taking her own life, in what authorities have described as a quadruple murder-suicide. Deputies from the Humphreys County Sheriff's Office discovered the bodies of two women and two children during a welfare check at an address in Waverly on Friday morning.
The victims were identified as 4-year-old Arius Thompson, 13-year-old Isaiah Johnson, 88-year-old Evelyn Johnson, and 32-year-old Heather Thompson. All had apparent gunshot wounds, according to local reports.
Sheriff Chris Davis said preliminary evidence indicated that Heather Thompson killed the other three before turning the gun on herself. He added that there was no evidence of forced entry and no indication anyone else was involved. No motive has been released, and there was no prior history of domestic violence or mental health-related calls at the household.
The children's father, Biah Thompson, expressed his grief in social media posts, writing, 'I miss my sons already. Daddy still loves you. Sorry I was at work.' He described receiving a call 'I don't wish on any other parent' and said funeral arrangements were pending, with help being sought to bring his sons' bodies back to New Mexico.
The investigation, conducted with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, remains ongoing. Authorities stressed there is no active threat to the community.
