Alan Lyle Jansma, a 43-year-old Caucasian male, was fatally shot on September 7, 2018, in the parking lot of a McDonald's in Hampton, Tennessee. The incident occurred in the afternoon, and Jansma was pronounced dead at the scene. Following an investigation by the Carter County Sheriff's Office, 64-year-old Steve Mack Miller was identified as the suspect.
Miller was subsequently charged with second-degree murder in connection with Jansma's death.
The investigation indicated that an altercation between Miller and Jansma in the McDonald's parking lot escalated, leading to the shooting. While the specific motive behind the confrontation was not made public, the charges suggested the shooting was intentional.
Before he could stand trial for the murder charge, Steve Mack Miller died by suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on October 9, 2018. He had been out on bond at the time of his death. Miller's death brought an end to the legal proceedings against him in the killing of Alan Lyle Jansma.
