Update: Deputies charge wife after fatal Wilson County shooting near DeKalb line

Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean
Updated ·1 min read

The Wilson County Sheriff's Office has arrested the wife of a man who died Monday after a fatal shooting near the DeKalb County line, the department said Tuesday.

Lindsay D. Harris, 39, is facing one count of first degree murder in connection with her husband's death.

Jacob A. Harris, 40, was found dead inside a house in southeastern Wilson County after deputies responded to a shots fired call early Monday morning.

Lindsay Harris is jailed in Wilson County awaiting an initial bond hearing, sheriff's department Captain Scott Moore said.

The shooting occurred on Round Top Road in the Liberty portion of Wilson County, Sheriff Robert Bryan said.

No motive has been released in the case, but the sheriff's department said the shooting appears to be isolated.

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