The manhunt for a 70-year-old suspect in the murders of two duck hunters ended Saturday afternoon after the man’s body was found in a lake in Tennessee, investigators said.
David Vowell, of Martin, Tennessee, was considered armed and dangerous.
His body was found around 3:00 p.m. in the murky waters of Reelfoot Lake in Obion County, near where 26-year-old Chance Black and 25-year-old Zachary Grooms were shot Monday. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said.
TENNESSEE HUNTER WITNESS DOUBLE MURDER AT LAKE, OFFICIALS SAY, AS SEARCH CONTINUES FOR A 70 YEAR OLD SUSPECTED
Investigators said an autopsy was scheduled to determine the cause of death.
Investigators did not immediately say how Vowell died.
(Tennessee Bureau of Investigation)
Obion County District Attorney Tommy Thomas told WREG-TV last week during the manhunt that investigators spoke to a third hunter who was in the same duck blind as the victims when the incident occurred. However, Thomas said he could not comment on what led to the shooting.
Vowell appeared to have fled the scene on foot when investigators told the news media that a vehicle and boat belonging to the suspect had been seized at the boat ramp by the lake.
Authorities charged Vowell with two counts of first-degree murder as the search, aided by U.S. Marshalls, intensified.
Bureau of Investigation agents were also assisted by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Madison County Fire, and Obion County Sheriff’s Office.
The desk posted video and images of agents searching the wetlands and rough terrain.
Reelfoot Lake is a 15,000-acre flooded forest that is part of Reelfoot Lake State Park, located in the northwest corner of the state near the Missouri and Kentucky border.
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The park is known for activities such as fishing, boating, wildlife viewing, and camping, according to Tennessee State Parks.