Photo: Courtesy of the Talley Family
A first-grade teacher and his 8-year-old son died in an apparent murder-suicide in his Tennessee condo Monday, say police.
At about 9 a.m. Monday,police and firefighters responded to a 911 call from a home inspectorwho was at Savannah Village to inspect the condo for a pending sale because he heard a smoke detector going off inside and saw smoke when he looked inside a window, NBC affiliate WBIR reports.
Inside, police and firefighters found James “Jimmy” Reagan, 38, and his son, Clark Reagan, in a bedroom, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, Crisp said.
“It appears to be a murder-suicide,” said Crisp, theKnoxville News Sentinelreports.
The scene of the apparent murder-suicide.WVLT
Jimmy Reagan and his son were taken to a local hospital, where the father was pronounced dead.
Clark Reagan was transferred to the University of Tennessee Medical Center. He was pronounced dead around noon, KnoxNews.com reports.
The elder Reagan was a teacher at Foothills Elementary School, where Clark was a third-grader.
“He was my buddy,” Clark Reagan’s grandfather, David Talley told WVLT News.
Clark and his two cousins dreamt of becoming famous comic book artists one day and living together in the same house, Talley told WVLT News.
The house where the alleged murder-suicide took place.WVLT
The community was shocked to learn of the news, WBIR reports.
“I guess we’re all feeling kind of helpless,” neighbor Jolly Shelton, told WBIR. “What can we do? You know, if only we could’ve done something before. People are just stunned.”
“I mean, the poor mother, and for their family … what a tragic, tragic loss,” she said.
Maryville City Schools released a statement on Monday night about the deaths.
The school is offering counseling services for students.
source: people.com
