In the late afternoon of a rainy Tuesday on September 2, 2014, the body of Kevin Alan-Ross Summers, a 27-year-old male, was discovered in Travis Price Park in Springfield, Tennessee. Officers were dispatched to the park around 3:30 p.m. after receiving a report of a male lying on the ground bleeding. Upon arrival, they found Summers next to his vehicle, having sustained an apparent gunshot wound.
At the time he was found, Summers appeared to be dressed in soccer apparel.
The Springfield Police Department immediately launched an investigation into the death. Detectives worked at the scene, collecting evidence amidst a downpour, while Summers' body was transported to the Medical Examiner's Office in Nashville for an autopsy. In the initial stages of the investigation, law enforcement had not determined whether the death was a homicide or a suicide.
Kevin Summers was a fitness trainer at the Robertson County YMCA. His obituary described him as a beloved son, father, brother, and friend. In the years that have followed his death, there have been no publicly available reports detailing any arrests or the identification of any suspects in connection with the case. The investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death was ongoing at the time of the initial reports.
