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UPDATE (July 1, 2020, 9:25 a.m.): Victim Identified from Fatal Western Heights Shooting The victim who was found deceased from at least one gunshot wound in the 1200 block of Better Tomorrow Drive on Tuesday morning has been identified as 24-year-old Katelyn Slivenski of Knoxville, Tennessee. Th ... more»

Posted by serland On Jul 01, 2020 at 9:26 AM

Homicide Investigation Launched After Shooting Victim Arrives at UTMC

UPDATE (May 31, 2020, 1:50 p.m.) The victim from the East Knoxville homicide that took place on Saturday, May 30 has been identified as JaQuan Reece, 19, of Knoxville, Tennessee. At around 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, Knoxville Police Department officers received a call from the UT Medical Cent ... more»

Posted by serland On May 31, 2020 at 7:07 PM

Double homicide on E. 5th Avenue

Update (Thursday, April 30, 5:15 p.m.) Lamar Mallett (DOB 4/24/90) has been charged with a second count of First Degree Murder in the shooting death of 38-year-old Ashley Marie Hurt. The investigation remains ongoing. -------------------------------------------------- Update on double homi ... more»

Posted by serland On Apr 30, 2020 at 5:17 PM

Victims identified from homicide on Division Street and Trousdale Road

The victims from the shootings on Division Street and Trousdale Road overnight into the morning of Sunday, March 8 have been identified. The victim from Division Street has been identified as 29-year-old Juliana White, while the victims from the residence at 6629 Trousdale Road have been identified ... more»

Posted by serland On Mar 09, 2020 at 3:28 PM

Homicide with multiple victims - Division Street and Trousdale Road

Update - March 8, 2020, 7:45 p.m. Desmon Rhea (DOB: 11/26/95) of Knoxville, Tennessee has been taken into custody for the overnight shootings on Division Street and Trousdale Road that resulted in the death of three female victims. Charges are pending. Leads developed by investigators w ... more»

Posted by serland On Mar 08, 2020 at 7:49 PM

Homicide investigation into body found in South Knoxville underway

The Knoxville Police Department Violent Crimes Unit is now conducting a homicide investigation into the body that was located in South Knoxville by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday. The body, which has been identified as 26-year-old Emanuel Turner of Knoxville, Tennessee, was found off ... more»

Posted by serland On Feb 24, 2020 at 4:23 PM

Robert Atkins arrested for 1st Degree Murder

At around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 West District patrol officers responded to the alley between Iredell Avenue and Pickett Avenue near Boyd Street, where 29-year-old Kaitlyne Warwick was found deceased from what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the face. Violent Crimes Unit investi ... more»

Posted by tmcdonell On Feb 05, 2020 at 9:38 AM

KPD investigating suspicious death/possible homicide

At around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 4, officers with the Knoxville Police Department responded to the alley between Iredell Avenue and Pickett Avenue near Boyd Street, where a deceased female was located. Investigators with the Violent Crimes Unit responded to the scene and are in the early ... more»

Posted by tmcdonell On Feb 04, 2020 at 4:01 PM

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