Published: October 1, 2021

THREE PEOPLE WERE KILLED EARLY THIS MORNING IN MAURY COUNTY INCLUDING AN 11 YEAR OLD GIRL. MAURY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE ON DOUBLE BRANCH ROAD JUST BEFORE 6 AM AFTER A FAMILY MEMBER WAS ABLE TO CLIMB OUT A WINDOW AND CALL FOR HELP. UPON ARRIVAL DEPUTIES LOCATED TWO ADULTS, ONE OF WHICH WAS THE SUSPECT'S MOTHER AND A JUVENILE WHO HAD SUCCUMBED TO GUNSHOT WOUNDS. THE SUSPECT, NATHANIAL PIPKIN, HAD LEFT THE AREA AND A BE ON THE LOOKOUT WAS ISSUED. PIPKIN WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AROUND 8:50 AM  BY THE MONTEAGLE POLICE AND TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.