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Armed Suspect Named in Quadruple Murder Linked to Abandoned Tennessee Infant

A multiagency manhunt is under way after the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation identified Austin Robert Drummond as the suspect in the four homicides

TBI launched a massive manhunt for Austin Robert Drummond
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Overview

  • Deputies on July 29 found a 7-month-old girl unharmed and alone in a car seat on a Tigrett front yard.
  • Later that evening in Tiptonville, officials discovered four bodies in a wooded area — the infant’s parents, grandmother and uncle.
  • The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has charged 29-year-old Austin Robert Drummond with four counts of first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping and weapons offenses.
  • The TBI, FBI and U.S. Marshals Service are assisting local sheriff’s offices in an active search for Drummond, who remains at large.
  • Authorities have placed a $2,500 reward for tips leading to the suspect’s arrest.