NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is asking for public assistance in the unsolved murder of a man who was shot at his home in Roane County earlier this month, and the victim's family is offering a reward.
Family members found 85-year-old Russel Charles Blevins shot multiple times in his home in Kingston on August 12. Investigators believe that firearms are missing from Blevins' residence, including an M-1 .30-caliber carbine rifle.
His family is offering $3,000 for information leading to the arrest of the person or people responsible.
Anyone with information about the crime can reach the TBI at (800) TBI-FIND or the Roane County Sheriff's Office at (865) 376-5582.
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