Union City, Tenn.–The Obion County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the stabbing death of a 20-year-old woman on Saturday evening in Obion County. The woman, Decora Alexander, was a UT-Martin student and a member of the dance team for the Skyhawks basketball team.
29-year-old Tony Markee Mosley also was found at the scene suffering from stab wounds and he is listed in critical but stable condition.
According to the press release from the sheriff’s office, just after 6:30 p.m., deputies were called to 3635 Joe Fry Lane, where family members of 29-year-old Tony Markee Mosley were trying to force their way into his home.
At the scene, Deputies learned that Mosley had come to the door covered in blood but retreated into the home. As deputies then attempted a forced entry into the residence, Mosley opened the door and collapsed from stab wounds and lacerations to his body.
Officers then entered the scene and discovered the deceased body of 20-year-old Decora Alexander, of South Fulton.
Ms. Alexander had suffered multiple stab wounds to the body.
Mosley was transported to Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City, then transferred to another facility. He was listed in critical but stable condition.
The investigation into the death of Ms. Alexander is ongoing by the Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Union City Police Department.
Ms. Alexander was a UT-Martin student and a member of the dance team for the Skyhawks basketball team. Our thoughts and prayers go out to both the Alexander and Mosley families.
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