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KPD Investigating After 4-Year-Old Shot at MLK Jr. Home

The Knoxville Police Department Violent Crimes Unit is investigating after a four-year-old girl was struck and injured by what is believed to be a stray bullet early Sunday morning.

At around 12:45 a.m. on Sunday, April 3, 2022, KPD officers responded to a home in the 2200 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, where a four-year-old had been struck by a bullet that had come into an upstairs window. The victim was transported to the UT Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

Based on the findings of the investigation, at this time it is not believed that the home was targeted and it is believed that the bullet that struck the victim was possibly a stray round from a nearby shooting. It is unknown at this time where the bullet originated.

The investigation remains ongoing at this time. Anyone with information that could assist in the investigation is urged to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165, online at www.easttnvalleycrimestoppers.org, by texting **TIPS or via the P3 Tips mobile app. Tipsters can remain anonymous and be eligible to receive a cash reward.

Posted by serland On 04 April, 2022 at 3:35 PM