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OBION COUNTY, Tenn. The manhunt for a 70-year-old suspect in the murders of two duck hunters ended Saturday afternoon after the man’s body was found in a Tennessee lake, investigators said.
David Vowell, of Martin, Tenn., had been considered armed and dangerous.
His body was discovered around 3 p.m. in the murky waters of Reelfoot Lake in Obion County, near the original crime scene where Chance Black, 26, and Zachary Grooms, 25, were shot Monday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said.
Investigators said an autopsy was planned to determine the cause of death.
Investigators did not immediately say how Vowell died. (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation)
Obion County District Attorney Tommy Thomas told WREG-TV last week amid the manhunt that investigators have spoken to a third hunter who was in the same duck blind as the victims when the incident occurred. However, Thomas said he could not comment on what led to the shooting.
Vowell appeared to have fled the scene on foot as investigators told news outlets that a vehicle and a boat belonging to the suspect were seized near the boat ramp at the lake.
Authorities charged Vowell with two counts of first-degree murder as the search, aided by U.S. Marshalls, intensified.
Vowell, 70, is considered armed and dangerous, investigators said. (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation)
Obion County District Attorney Tommy Thomas told WREG-TV that investigators have spoken to a third hunter who was in the same duck blind as the victims when the incident occurred but could not comment on what led to the shooting.
Thomas told ABC News that a witness alleged Vowell shot the men after an argument broke out.
Investigators told news outlets that a vehicle and boat belonging to Vowell have been recovered as the search for the suspect intensifies.
Resident David Gray told local station WPSD-TV that the lake is a very quiet area and the incident has worried the community.