Shooting in McMinn CountyAuthorities in McMinn County still haven’t made any arrests after a shootout left one man dead Sunday, although they have named a person of interest.
Jason Howard, 36, of County Road 52 near Riceville, Tenn., was pronounced dead at Athens Regional Medical Center about 1:20 p.m. Sunday, not quite an hour after shots were fired at a home on County Road 258, McMinn County Sheriff Joe Guy said in a news release.
Authorities are looking for Jason Watson, a “person of interest” who apparently has been in a weeks-long dispute with Howard, Guy said.
“The dispute between the two men seems to have been ongoing for several weeks, apparently escalating to this shooting,” Guy said.
Officials at the McMinn County Sheriff’s Office on Monday said no arrest has been made and Guy said there were no new developments he could discuss.