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How they died
Suicide
Bobby Mercer, the owner of the Indoor Comfort on Highway 79, entered the business and shot and killed his estranged wife, Amanda Mercer, and another employee, Cindy Townsend, while Townsend was on the phone with police. Police surrounded the business, and after an eight-hour standoff, found Mercer dead from a self-inflicted gunshot.
Alleged responsible partyHenry County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee Highway Patrol, U.S. Federal Bureau of InvestigationReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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