Auburntown man killed in Murfreesboro shooting

Murder and attempted murder charges were lodged Tuesday against a suspect accused of killing one man and shooting a woman Monday night at a home off Old Woodbury Highway near Murfreesboro, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s supervisor said.

Victim Charles Light, 29, of Auburntown was pronounced dead at a home a 118 Amerson Court, said Detective Lt. Todd Sparks.

 Wendy Whittemore, 55, of Jakes Avenue suffered a gunshot wound, Lt. Sparks said. She was listed in stable condition Tuesday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.

 Light was the boyfriend of Whittemore’s daughter.

 Detective Jamin Humphress charged suspect Justin Odom, 23, of Amerson Court with first-degree murder of Light and attempted murder of Whittemore. Odom is being held without bond at Rutherford County Adult Detention Center.

 “We’re still working to identify the motive for the shooting,” Lt. Sparks said. “Odom has known the victims for an extensive period of time.”

  Sheriff’s telecommunicators received a call of a shooting about 9:25 p.m. Monday at the Amerson Court home. Other officers responded to Mark and Pat’s Bar on Old Woodbury Highway where Whittemore rode to get help after being shot.

 Deputies and Criminal Investigations Division detectives found several people at the home, including Odom.

They questioned witnesses and processed the crime scene all night.

 Detective Steve Craig charged Amanda Young, 27, of South McCrary Street in Woodbury with felony filing a false report. She is being held on $25,000 bond at the Adult Detention Center.

    Hearings for both Odom and Young are set Sept. 11 in General Sessions Court.