In the late hours of a Thursday in Memphis, Tennessee, the life of 52-year-old Sheila Scott came to a tragic and violent end. On August 3, 2018, police responded to a call at a home in the Bartlett area, where they found Scott with a gunshot wound to her chest. Before she succumbed to her injury, she was able to communicate to the officers that her live-in boyfriend, 73-year-old dentist Bobby Massengill, had shot her and that he had done so intentionally.
Massengill, who had been in a
relationship with Scott for about three months, was taken into custody at the scene. He told investigators that the evening had started ordinarily, with the couple having gone car shopping and then to the grocery store. After dinner, he claimed he went to bed while Scott was on the computer. According to the police affidavit, Massengill stated that he was awakened by the sound of Scott smashing things in the kitchen. He then reportedly grabbed a shotgun that he kept by his bed, 'walked around the corner and shot her.'
Following the shooting, Massengill claimed he attempted to reload the weapon to take his own life but was unable to do so. He was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. At the time of his arrest, authorities noted that he appeared coherent and not intoxicated.
Despite the initial reports and the serious charges filed against Bobby Massengill, publicly available online sources do not contain information regarding the outcome of his trial, including any conviction or sentencing in the death of Sheila Scott. The final chapter of this tragic story, detailing the legal resolution and ultimate accountability for her death, remains untold in the available records.
