Chief Mark Gibson addresses the media near the scene of a double homicide in Cleveland, Tennessee.
Cleveland Police Officer Kody Fox secures a portion of Hillview Drive, NW from any traffic as investigators work the scene of two people dead in their home Monday evening.
Cleveland Police investigate a double homicide. The man Cleveland, Tenn., police believe killed a mother and her 5-year-old son in their home Monday was viewed as odd by neighbors.
Cleveland police took Ross Anderson, 31, into custody after discovering Rachael Johnson and her young son dead inside their home at 239 Hillview Drive at 1:14 p.m. Monday. Investigators believe Johnson was about 30 years old. They have not released the name of the boy.
Anderson was taken into custody in Rutherford County, police said. Both victims sustained multiple injuries consistent with gunshot wounds. When found by police, it was determined that the victims had been deceased less than 24 hours.
Anderson has been charged with two counts of first degree murder, public information officer Evie West said. He and Johnson were living together, she said, and the slayings appear to have resulted from a domestic situation.
Neighbors said the pair were dating, and Anderson was known as a “weirdo” in the area.