Knoxville Police Charge Teens with Attempted Second-Degree Murder in East Knoxville Incident

Knoxville Police Charge Teens with Attempted Second-Degree Murder in East Knoxville Incident

Knoxville Police are investigating a shooting in East Knoxville that results in attempted second-degree murder charges for two juveniles.

It happened yesterday (Tuesday) morning on E. Magnolia Avenue. Both boys were captured following a vehicle and foot pursuit after KPD officers responded to an apartment complex for a call that the two were breaking into a car in the parking lot.

The victim tried to stop them when reportedly the suspects fired at the victim and sped away from the scene, the victim was not hit by the gunfire.

The suspects were identified as 15-year-old boys from New York. Multiple firearms were recovered at the scene, some were stolen firearms. The car they were in also reported stolen.

Additional charges are pending.