Erik Schelzig, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Ieshea White cries tears of joy after being reunited with her uncle Roger Bracey, center, who was at Burnette Chapel Church of Christ when shots were fired Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Antioch, Tenn. They were reunited at another nearby church. (Shelley Mays/The Tennessean via AP)

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Police: Church shooting suspect sent suicidal text

by Erik Schelzig Associated Press, and Kristin M. Hall Associated PressSeptember 25, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A man charged in a mass shooting at a Tennessee church expressed suicidal thoughts in June and had a volatile relationship with a woman that twice involved law enforcement intervention this year, according to police records.Emanuel…

U.S. Men's National Team soccer players warm up before a training session at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday, June 26, 2017. The team is preparing for a friendly against Ghana on July 1 and the opening of the Gold Cup tournament against Panama on July 8. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)

Time to impress: US players eye World Cup spots at Gold Cup

by Erik Schelzig Associated PressJune 27, 2017

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director Mark Gwyn, center, speaks during a news conference held at a truck stop Thursday, June 15, 2017, in Christiana, Tenn., after authorities arrested Donnie Rowe and Ricky Dubose, two escaped inmates wanted in the slayings of two Georgia prison guards. The two escaped inmates sought in the killings of two guards on a Georgia prison bus were captured Thursday in Tennessee after holding an elderly couple captive and leading police on a chase by car and foot, authorities said. At left is Tennessee Highway Patrol Lt. Bill Miller, and at right is Rutherford County Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Tennessee “hero” says Georgia fugitives surrendered to him

by Erik Schelzig Associated Press, and Kate Brumback Associated PressJune 16, 2017

Children get a goodbye hug as students are picked up from Woodmore Elementary School on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The school bus driven by Johnthony Walker, 24, crashed while transporting children home from the school Monday, killing at least five students. Walker was arrested Monday and charged with five counts of vehicular homicide including reckless driving and reckless endangerment, police said. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Driver in deadly bus crash cleared of drugs, alcohol

by Jonathan Mattise Associated Press, and Erik Schelzig Associated PressNovember 23, 2016