Michael Huckabee Shooting: Manhunt Ends in Fatal Confrontation With Suspect Johnny Michael Queen Michael Huckabee never had a chance to escape the violence that erupted inside his own home. The 47-year-old was shot and killed late Monday night, November 17, 2025 after an argument with someone he knew—41-year-old Johnny Michael Queen—turned deadly. The confrontation unfolded at **37 Dandy Road in Signal Mountain, Tennessee, a quiet residential stretch where late-night gunfire shattered the calm and sent neighbors calling 911.
By the time deputies arrived, Huckabee was found unresponsive with fatal gunshot wounds. Queen, however, was already gone. According to investigators, he fled on foot into the surrounding woods, disappearing into rugged terrain that straddles the border of **Marion County**. What followed was a **two-hour, multi-agency manhunt*
with teams from the **Tennessee Bureau of Investigation**, **Tennessee Highway Patrol**, and multiple local task forces coordinating search grids through steep, heavily forested ground.Tracking dogs, drone units, and thermal imaging were deployed as officers pushed deeper into the wilderness, following fresh footprints and disturbances in the brush.
Despite the terrain working in Queen’s favor, search teams eventually located him near **Big Fork Road**, a remote and sparsely traveled area.Deputies attempted to de-escalate, taking cover while repeatedly issuing commands for Queen to drop his weapon. Witnesses within the search team say Queen ignored every instruction. Instead, he raised a firearm toward officers, leaving them with only seconds to react.
Deputies opened fire, striking Queen and bringing the standoff to an abrupt and tragic end.Both scenes—the home where Huckabee died and the wooded location where Queen was shot—remain active investigation sites. Authorities are now piecing together the events leading up to the initial argument, hoping to understand what drove a long-standing acquaintance into an act of lethal violence.
