Police name Holmes as murder suspect

Thursday, October 29, 2009
By David Melson

A man previously termed as a "person of interest" will be charged with murder in a Friday shooting death, Shelbyville police said Wednesday.

"Based on evidence we have, we can now charge Brandon Holmes with first degree murder," Detective Sgt. Brian Crews of the Shelbyville Police Department said Wednesday.

"Early on in the investigation we determined both George Simpson and Holmes were involved in the shooting," Crews said. "From evidence we have we were able to determine only one weapon was fired."

Holmes, 21, is still at large today, Crews said.

Officers have been searching for Holmes, who police say is also known as "BG", since shortly after Gary LeTron Cordelle "Tron" Thomison, 23, of Shelbyville was shot multiple times in the torso at Oak Hill Village Apartments, Burt Street.

George "G" Simpson, 24, of Murfreesboro was arrested there early Tuesday in connection with the case, police said.

How to help

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Brandon J. "BG" Holmes may contact CrimeStoppers, 685-4300, or Shelbyville police at 684-5811.

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So did both men shoot him, or just the Holmes man?

-- Posted by Momof3&3step&1gran on Thu, Oct 29, 2009, at 1:27 AM

I love you always big bro.....I miss you so so much..... Thanks for everything.... I will always keep you closet to my heart..... I will make sure I do everything you wanted me to do..... It's so hard now that your gone but I will try to stay strong for you. I know you will still watch over me and let me know what's right and wrong..... I WANT LET YOU DOWN AND THAT'S A PROMISE BRO!!!!! No one and nobody will EVER FILL YOUR PLACE IN MY HEART...... I LOVE YOU BIG BRO...........

LOVE ALWAYS YOUR SIS THOMISON'S FOR LIFE

-- Posted by thomison09 on Thu, Oct 29, 2009, at 2:02 AM

TO THOMISON09.

You know gossip is rampid in this town and it is no secret that there is alot of hatred involved in this so please remember your promise to your brother and don't make the same mistake this idiot did!!! KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!!!!

-- Posted by MSK on Thu, Oct 29, 2009, at 11:46 AM

ToThomison09, I know kinds words wont take the hurt away. but I just wanted to tell you how sorry we are foryour loss. Me and my husband met Tron a couple of times. And he was a really nice person. Maybe they will get justice for Tron.dont pay no mind to the ones that dont have anything nice to say. They just dont have no respect.Once again Im so sorry for yur loss. Hes watching over you now.

-- Posted by greeneyedmomof3 on Thu, Oct 29, 2009, at 10:23 PM