A country music singer was killed in a shootout with a bounty hunter trying to detain him for skipping a court appearance, authorities said. 
 
 Randy Howard was inside his Lynchburg, Tenn. home Tuesday night when an attempt to take him into custody led to gunfire, a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesman said. 
 
 The 65-year-old “All-American Redneck” singer, who had reportedly performed with country stars Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, opened fire at bounty hunter Jackie Shell inside his rural, Griffin Rd. home. 
 
 randylhoward via YouTube Country singer Randy Howard, who has performed with the likes of Willie Nelson, was reportedly killed in a gunfight with a bounty hunter trying to detain him. 
 
 Shell, a former sheriff's investigator who was working for A Plus Bail Bonding in Dunlap, fired back, fatally striking Howard. 
 
 Shell was also injured in the gunfight, TBI spokesman Josh DeVine said. 
 
 The bondsman's mother, speaking to the Times Free Press Wednesday afternoon, said he was undergoing surgery for his wounds. 
 
 Kathlen Cole/Times Free Press Bounty hunter Jackie Shell, who previously served as the chief investigator for the Sequatchie County Sheriff's Office, was also wounded in the shootout. 
 
 Howard’s arrest warrant was for fourth-offense DUI, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a firearm while intoxicated and driving on a revoked license, DeVine said. 
 
 Marion County Sheriff Ronnie (Bo) Burnett confirmed a warrant having been placed on Howard after his failure to appear in court. 
 
 "He'd been in jail here for a pretty good while. He didn't show up for court so they had a failure to appear out on him. That's what the jail told me," Burnett told the Times Free Press. 
 
 While every state is different, in Tennessee, a bounty hunter can arrest a bail jumper "at any place in this state," necessarily including the bail jumper’s residence, according to the attorney general's office. 
 
 "Tennessee courts would likely conclude that a bounty hunter may, if necessary, use reasonable force to enter the bail jumper’s residence," their office states online. 
 
 Hank 3 via Facebook Fellow musician Hank3, also known as Hank Williams III, posted this photo to Facebook of himself with the late country singer. 'RIP Randy Howard,' it read. 
 
 A Plus Bail Bonding, reached for comment by the Daily News, referred all requests for comment to lawyers. 
 
 DeVine said his department's investigation into the shooting is ongoing and that their findings will be turned over to the District Attorney General for a review of any possible charges. 
 
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 LYNCHBURG, Tenn. (AP) — A bounty hunter trying to detain a country music singer wanted on a DUI charge shot and killed the man in a gunfight at the singer's home, authorities said Thursday. 
 
 The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation was looking into the circumstances of Tuesday night's shooting of 65-year-old Randy Howard, agency spokesman Josh DeVine said in an email. 
 
 Howard was a member of country music's "Outlaw" movement, which rejected Nashville's polished music in favor of a rougher sound. Howard shared the stage with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Hank Williams Jr., and has written songs for Hank Williams III, according to Howard's LinkedIn site. 
 
 Hank Williams III posted a picture on his Facebook page Thursday of him and Howard smiling together under the words, "RIP Randy Howard." 
 
 Howard had been charged with fourth-offense DUI, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a firearm while intoxicated and driving on a revoked license, DeVine said. But he missed a court appearance, DeVine said. 
 
 Howard's friend Terry Dotson told Nashville TV station WSMV that he had tried to drive Howard to his court appearance, but the singer brushed him off. 
 
 "He said he wasn't going back to jail. That's what he told me," Dotson said. 
 
 On Tuesday night, bounty hunter Jackie Shell showed up at Howard's home to take him into custody, DeVine said. Howard opened fire, Shell shot back and Howard was killed, DeVine said. 
 
 DeVine said Shell was injured in the shooting, but didn't say how badly. Shell's mother, Mary Jane, told the Chattanooga Times Free Press that her son underwent surgery. 
 
 When asked if authorities are investigating whether Shell had the right to enter Howard's home, DeVine said he couldn't discuss specifics, but that the "investigation includes all aspects of the incident." 
 
 Howard made seven records, including All American Redneck for Warner Bros. in 1983, and the self-titled Randy Howard for Atlantic in 1988. 
 
 He embraced the term "redneck." In an interview with the AP in 1983, he said redneck — a derogatory term for poor, white rural Southerners — doesn't have to be offensive. 
 
 "It can be positive," he said. "When I play clubs, I ask if there are any rednecks out there. I get a good response whether I'm in New York or Miami." 

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– A demise straight out of a country song for "All-American Redneck" singer Randy Howard: The 65-year-old was killed in a gunfight with a bounty hunter at his Tennessee home this week, reports the Chattanooga Times Free Press. A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesman tells the AP that the agency is looking into the death of the singer, who was killed Tuesday night when bondsman Jackie Shell tried to take him into custody on a warrant issued after he missed a court appearance on charges of fourth-offense DUI, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a firearm while intoxicated, and driving on a revoked license. The TBI spokesman says Howard opened fire when Shell entered his home; he was killed when the wounded bounty hunter fired back. "He'd been in jail here for a pretty good while. He didn't show up for court, so they had a failure to appear out on him. That's what the jail told me," the county sheriff tells the Times Free Press. Regulations differ from state to state, but in Tennessee it's legal for a bounty hunter to enter a home, reports the New York Daily News. Howard, who shared a stage with stars including Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings and wrote songs for Hank Williams III, was known as a member of country's "Outlaw" movement, the AP notes. (Click for 20 more musicians who died this year.)