32-year-old Royce Tiller was involved in a shooting that occurred at the Goodyear Auto Service on Fort Campbell Boulevard on April 3rd, 2019. During the investigation, officers recovered a Taurus 40 caliber handgun behind the dumpster. Witnesses of the shooting stated that they observed a man pull into the parking lot, grab something from his trunk, and then walk toward the dumpster before returning to his car. The man was identified as the victim of the shooting, Royce Tiller, whose blood was seen leaving a trail from his vehicle to the dumpster. On April 4th, 2019, law enforcement spoke with Tiller. Tiller admitted to hiding the handgun in the dumpster. He said he did so because he was listed as a convicted felon out of Colorado on February 17th, 2011. Royce Tiller was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant for the 2019 shooting and charged with unlawful carry on March 1st.
Royce Edward Tiller of Beth Page Drive in Murfreesboro, TN, was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on March 1st, charged with unlawful carry. A judicial commissioner set his bond at $20,000.
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