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Two killed in shooting at Lebanon, Tennessee gas station; 18-year-old charged

Police said two people died in the April 15 shooting at a Pilot station on Murfreesboro Road; one victim has been identified as 19-year-old Jacob Ethan Doughten.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Jun 19, 2018, 10:48 a.m. ETWritten Aug 11, 2026, 9:49 p.m. ET
people were killed in a shooting on April 15, 2018 at a in , Tennessee, according to police as reported by the Tennessean. Sources describe the location as the "" and as the "" — both in reporting by the Tennessean. Police released the name of one of those killed as Jacob Ethan Doughten, 19, the Tennessean reported. Officials have not released the identity of the second person killed. Investigators said the shooting happened during a robbery attempt as multiple people met at the station, according to the Tennessean. Accounts of the circumstances differ within that reporting: one account says multiple people met for a drug transaction at the station, while another says parties in vehicles, each allegedly carrying multiple individuals, met there for an exchange. Both descriptions come from the Tennessean, and the investigation remains open. Wilson County Jail records list , 18, of , as booked late on a Saturday night after turning himself in on charges that included first-degree murder; the calendar date of the booking has not been established from the available records. police said a suspect is , with information on the suspect's identity stated on the record by . The Police Department and the U.S. Marshals are listed among the responding agencies. This is a developing case and details may change as authorities release more information.

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