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A man has been charged in a shooting outside of a Tennessee dinner venue named after Dolly Parton. Jason Kempin/Getty Images A suspect has been charged in the fatal shooting of a man in the parking lot at Dolly Parton‘s Stampede, a dinner attraction located in the tourist town of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Evan Cogdill, 24, is charged with criminally negligent homicide, according to the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office. Cogdill was booked on Sunday, April 26, the day after he allegedly shot 22-year-old Jacob Inselmann, who was from Steeleville, Illinois. Cogdill is from Marissa, lllinois.
The Pigeon Forge Police Department reports that Cogdill and Inselmann were in the car together outside the Stampede venue when Cogdill’s firearm discharged and struck Inselmann, who was later pronounced dead at LeConte Medical Center. The incident occurred around 7:35 p.m., after which Cogdill contacted the police. An active investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
Representatives for Parton did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment.
