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Tyler Ty Matthew Michael

Case from Hermitage, TN dated Sep 07, 2019

Victim Details

Tyler Ty Matthew Michael Dodson

Male

White / Caucasian

Hermitage

TN

2019-09-07

6

Tyler

Ty Matthew Michael

06/24/2026

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In a quiet Hermitage, Tennessee neighborhood, a horrific tragedy unfolded, leaving a family shattered and a community in disbelief. Six-year-old Tyler Ty Matthew Michael, a bright and curious Caucasian boy, was visiting his grandparents, Terry and Leigh Shea Majors, when his life was cut short in an act of violence. On that day, his 64-year-old grandfather, Terry Majors, turned a gun on his own family, fatally shooting his 61-year-old wife, Leigh Shea, and their young grandson, Tyler.

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  • USA TODAY: 4-year-old escapes after her brother, grandparents killed in apparent murder-suicide, police say
  • The Tennessean: Couple, 6-year-old grandchild dead in apparent murder-suicide in Hermitage
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