JONESBOROUGH MAN CHARGED AFTER FATAL SHOOTING

A Jonesborough man has been charged with reckless homicide after a fatal shooting. The Washington County Sheriff's Office responded to a shooting at a home on Berry Court East on Monday evening. Upon arrival deputies found an 86-year-old man inside a bedroom with a gunshot wound, who was taken to the Johnson City Medical Center where he later died. After further investigation it was determined that 43-year-old Greg Carver had been sleeping inside the bedroom with a loaded shotgun and shot the victim when he entered the bedroom. Both the victim and Carver lived in the home. Carver was charged with reckless aggravated assault, which was upgraded to reckless homicide, and is being held on a $100,000 bond. The sheriff's office says the investigation is ongoing and more charges are pending. 

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