One Dead, One Charged in Saturday Night Shooting

Cumberland Co. Sheriff Dept. Press Release

On September 26, 2020, at approximately 5:08 PM the Cumberland County E911 Center received multiple telephone calls of a shooting located at 434 Doris Drive located in Cumberland County where Matthew Musser (age 20) of Cumberland County had allegedly been shot by Robert David Morse (age 20) of Cumberland County. 

Cumberland County Sheriff's Office Deputies quickly arrived at the residence and immediately came into contact with Morse who was identified as the suspect who had shot Mr. Musser. Deputies immediately took Morse into custody without incident. 

ROBERT DAVID MORSE (Age 20) 

Charge: First Degree Murder 

$1,000,000 Bond 

As deputies entered into the home they discovered Mr. Musser lying in a bed deceased from multiple apparent gunshot wounds as a result of homicide. EMS responded to the scene also and confirmed that Mr. Musser was deceased. Other witnesses were at the residence and nearby when the shooting took place which had also called 911. 

The crime scene was secured and investigators with the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and the District Attorney's Office of the 13th Judicial District shortly arrived on the scene and began processing the crime scene and conducting an investigation, which is currently ongoing. Morse has been charged with First Degree Murder and bond set at $1,000,000. His General Sessions court date is scheduled for October 12, 2020. 

The victim will be transported to the Medical Examiner's Office in Nashville, Tennessee for autopsy and all evidence will be analyzed by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Crime Laboratory.