MADISONVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Monroe County man has now been charged with murder after an eight-month-long investigation.

Sue Pettingill with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said that deputies had been called to a shooting on Jan. 30 of this year.

When officers arrived at the home at 204 Highway 72 East, they found that 29-year-old Dennis Jenkins Jr. had been shot in the head, Pettingill said.

Jenkins was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center by Lifestar, Pettingill said, adding that he was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital.

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division lead the months-long investigation into the death with help from Madisonville Police Department.

Pettingill said that following the investigation, and after consu

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