One, Emily Jones, said he was part of a larger group of friends who were closer than a family. She called the shooting a pointless "act of violence."

"This was a pointless (act of) violence that took someone that (meant) a lot to a lot of people in this town," Jones wrote to The Southern in a Facebook message.

"Tim was a close friend to every friend he had," she continued. "All of his friends have been together since we heard the news, and we will hang out for as long as we need to. Our friend group is closer than most families, and his loss will be felt by everyone in their hearts."

"We are a group of people, some of us from here some of us not, (who) mean a lot to each other, so it breaks my heart that someone that isn't even part of this community could take away someone that was such a big part of our friend group and our music scene," Jones continued. "His absence will be felt every day. This group of friends is one of the most lovable and caring bunch of people that you will ever meet, even if we're all covered in tattoos and hang out at house shows."

Conley said this is the second recent tragedy to hit people involved in the music scene in Carbondale, and emotions are raw.

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