On the night of June 2, 2019, Martin Guthry, a 46-year-old man, was discovered gravely wounded in Greene County after a gunshot to the head left him fighting for his life. Deputies were called to East Stagecoach Road around 9 p.m., where he was found inside a vehicle in a driveway, the scene tense and uncertain as responders tried to piece together what had just happened.
Because of the severity of the injury, Guthry was flown by medical helicopter to Johnson City Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition. Early public reports offered few answers beyond the bare facts—who was hurt, where he was found, and how urgently he needed help—while investigators began working the scene and tracing the events leading up to the shot.
In the immediate aftermath, authorities did not announce any arrests, and no suspect was publicly identified as the case remained under investigation. The limited information released at the time left an open question hanging over the story—whether the shooting was inflicted by another person or occurred under different circumstances—while the official response stayed cautious and restrained.
Publicly available summaries tied to the incident later linked Guthry's death to that same date in Greeneville, and one referenced local coverage that characterized the shooting as self-inflicted—an explanation that, if accurate, would help explain why no suspect or criminal charges emerged. Even so, beyond the initial reports of the shooting, his transport to the hospital, and the absence of reported arrests, accessible sources provide little detail about any subsequent investigative findings, formal rulings, or courtroom proceedings connected to his death.
