A 20-year old man was indicted by the Christian County Grand Jury Friday in connection to a shooting on East 1st Street last month that claimed the life of a Hopkinsville woman and injured a teenage girl. Tyresse Mark Hollowell of Hopkinsville was indicted for murder and first-degree assault. He’s accused of fatally shooting 39-year old Tiffany Hinton Gray and shooting an injuring 17-year old Kanina Willingham in the early morning hours of August 14th. Gray was pronounced dead at the scene and Willingham was flown to a Nashville hospital for treatment.
During Hollowell’s preliminary hearing in Christian District Court on August 24, Hopkinsville Police Department Detective Randall Greene testified that several videos of the shooting had been obtained from people on the scene that showed Gray’s juvenile son was arguing with Hollowell. During the argument, he said Hollowell grabbed a gun from another juvenile on the scene and started shooting, hitting Gray twice. Greene added that Willingham was shot while she was sitting inside a vehicle parked on the side of the road.
According to the detective, a witness identified Hollowell as the shooter.
During the investigation, Green said they had collected 40 shell casings from the scene and officers also recovered one gun which was turned over to police by the juvenile who was also charged in connection to the shooting.
Hollowell remains lodged in the Christian County Jail under a $1 million dollar bond.
