CUMBERLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Sheriff Casey Cox

PRESS RELEASE
November 17, 2019

EARLY SUNDAY MORNING SHOOTING LEAVES ONE DEAD AND ONE INJURED
Crossville, TN – On November 17, 2019, at approximately 4:48 a.m. Cumberland County
deputies were dispatched to a residence on Colby Circle in the Rinnie Community regarding a
domestic related call where an individual was ramming a vehicle at the residence. Deputies
arrived on the scene and were flagged down by an individual in a vehicle requesting assistance
who had an apparent gunshot wound. Another individual was discovered in the front yard of the
residence suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. Both gunshot victims, Jude Pennington,
age 41, of Ryan Road, Crossville, and Travis Sinard, age 39, of Hood Drive, Crossville, were
airlifted to regional trauma centers.
Jude Pennington was treated and released for gunshot wounds. Travis Sinard was pronounced
dead at 1:28 a.m. (CST) Monday morning at an intensive care unit. His body remains on life
support pending organ donor procedures.
Cumberland County Sheriff’s Investigators are currently working with the Tennessee Bureau of
Investigation and the District Attorney’s Office on the investigation.
The investigation is
ongoing at this time.
Deputies requested mutual aid assistance from the Crossville Police Department with multiple
units arriving on the scene to determine if there were additional victims. Sheriff’s Deputies were
also assisted by Cumberland County Emergency Medical Services, Cumberland County Fire
Department, and Crossville Fire Department.
Sgt. Gary Howard
Public Information Officer