Murfreesboro man charged with murder in Thursday shooting

Apr 13, 2020 at 03:09 pm by Voice Wire

Murfreesboro Police Department

Shooting suspect, (Not That) James E. Evans, III, 28, of Murfreesboro, has been arrested for the fatal shooting of Woodbury resident Stephen Lopez Jr. in Murfreesboro Thursday, April 9. 

Evans was served with a warrant for second-degree murder Sunday, April 12 and taken to the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center.

Evans remains in jail on an $85,000 bond.

A hearing is set in Rutherford County General Sessions Court to determine the source of his bond today, April 13. 

MPD Criminal Investigations Division detectives began investigating the circumstances that lead to the shooting death of a Woodbury man in Murfreesboro Thursday evening, April 9.

Officers were dispatched to a residence in the 1100 block of N. Rutherford Blvd. around 8:30 p.m. to reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, they found the victim, Stephen R. Lopez, Jr., 30, deceased. Evans and Lopez were acquaintances.

Evans was detained and subsequently taken for evaluation. 

James Evans