UPDATE: Knoxville Police Department Officials have identified the victim of a deadly shooting Wednesday near the Five Points neighborhood.
Officers responded to the 2400 block of Center Avenue just after 7:30 to find 25-year-old Emory Johnson, who had been shot at least one time.
Officials say life saving measures were attempted, but Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation remains ongoing with police now seeking information on a blue 2005 Dodge Avenger that may have been abandoned or sold in the Knox County area.
Courtesy of KPD
Anyone with information is being asked to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-TIPS or online at the organization’s website.
ORIGINAL STORY: Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal shooting in the Five Points area.
Officers responding to the 2400 block of Center Avenue and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound and attempted life-saving measures but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
If you have any information, you are asked to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers.
The City of Gatlinburg and Sevier County dedicates a memorial to honor those who lost their lives in the deadly wildfires in Gatlinburg in 2016.
The 2016 Wildfires Memorial and Tribute Plaza dedicated today (Friday) at 2 p.m. at Mynatt Park in Gatlinburg.
Gatlinburg officials say that there will be limited public parking at Mynatt Park but the city will provide a shuttle to Mynatt Park via the Gatlinburg Trolleys at the Gatlinburg Fire Department Station No. 2 which is located on Reagan Drive before and after the event, starting at 1:15 p.m. Be sure to visit the memorial whenever you can.
The memorial involves two separate plazas on either side of LeConte Creek. One will serve as a memorial for those who died in the fires and the other will serve as a tribute to the law enforcement agencies that aided Gatlinburg and Sevier County in response and recovery efforts.
A warrant is filed against an Alcoa man after an investigation from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives found that he had illegally sold more than 100 guns.
ATF says Richard Marsh has been selling guns as an unlicensed seller and selling illegal weapons like machine guns for almost two years going back to August of 2021.
An undercover ATF Agent bought more than 100 guns from Marsh, 20 at a time during the investigation.
Marsh is charged with dealing/manufacturing firearms with a federal firearms license, possession of a machine gun, possession of an unregistered NFA firearm and transferring a firearm in violation of the NFA.
The investigation was sparked by a tip from Harvey’s Pistol and Pawn, a dealer in Knoxville, that said Marsh had bought multiple guns from the store. Following the tip, ATF investigators traced the guns that Marsh had purchased, finding that some of them were connected to crimes as early as 39 days after Marsh had bought them.
ATF investigators also found a post on Facebook from Marsh, the documents said, listing several gun boxes and titled “New Empty Container $15.” Investigators said they messaged Marsh and organized a sale, and an undercover agent met with Marsh behind a gas station (at Marsh’s request, who did not want people to see the sale), before speaking with Marsh at his home, still posing as a possible buyer.
Over the course of several months, the undercover ATF agent organized more sales with Marsh and other agents spoke with another man who had previously been arrested during an ATF investigation, Desmon Moore.
Moore told investigators, according to the court documents, that he had bought more than 100 guns from Marsh, 20 at a time.
“Moore further advised that MARSH ran the firearm sales like a business and was ‘all about making his money,’” the documents said.
Authorities are asking for your help to find a missing Lenoir City man who hasn’t been seen since being discharged from the Fort Loudon Medical Center in April following an accident.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System says 37-year-old Ryan McLerran was involved in a car crash on I-40 and was taken to the medical center and treated for his injuries and released the next day.
McLerran is 5′11, 205 lbs. with green eyes and short brown hair.
Anyone with information on where he might be was urged to contact investigator Jason Smith at the Lenoir City police Department at 865-985-2005.
the Tennessee Department of Education released district-level data on the TCAP retake opportunity, one of the pathways to promotion for third grade students who may benefit from extra learning supports. The data, accessible at https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/education/learning-acceleration/TCAP_2023_3ELA_DistrictRetake.pdf, and includes district-level percentages of third grade students who were eligible to take the retake, who participated in the TCAP retake, and who improved their performance on the TCAP retake, benefitting from participating in this pathway to promotion to fourth grade in the upcoming school year.
“The TCAP retake assessment pathway provides an important opportunity for third grade students identified for potential retention to be able to retest to move directly to fourth grade, and we are proud of students who participated in the retake for exploring this pathway,” said Interim Commissioner Sam Pearcy. “The work and dedication of schools, districts, educators and families across the state made this opportunity possible for our students, and we are glad to see such strong participation in the first year of implementing this law.”
Third grade students scoring “approaching” or “below” on the ELA portion of the 2023 spring TCAP assessment have multiple pathways to fourth grade promotion https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/education/learning-acceleration/pathways-to-4th-grade-flow-chart-sizes/Pathways4thGrade_Poster24x18.pdf, including the TCAP retake opportunity, free summer camp and/or tutoring in the upcoming school year. Students who participated in the retake opportunity and did not score proficiently are able to participate in other pathways to promotion to fourth grade, including summer camp and/or tutoring in the upcoming school year.
The statewide window for the TCAP retake administration was May 22nd through June 5th, though local school districts selected their specific assessment schedule to administer the TCAP retake within the window.
On Tuesday, May 30th, the Parent Appeals Form https://stateoftennessee.formstack.com/forms/thirdgradeappeal opened, and it will close on June 30th. If a 3rd grade student scored “approaching” on the ELA portion of the TCAP or the TCAP retake, the parent may also submit an appeal to the Tennessee Department of Education within 14 days of receiving the retention decision from their student’s school, documenting their growth on an approved Universal Reading Screener, or outlining an event that impacted the student’s ability to perform well on an assessment.
Families can find critical timeline information https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/education/learning-acceleration/Third%20Grade%20Promotion%20Timeline.pdf posted on the department’s website and should coordinate with their student’s school to ensure they can make informed decisions about their student’s education. The annual, full TCAP release, including all grades and subjects for state-level and district-level results, will be released in separate announcements later this summer.
The victim of a fatal motorcycle accident on Chapman Highway is identified as a player on the UT Lacrosse team.
Knoxville Police say 19-year-old Michael Fulcher died following a motorcycle accident on Chapman Highway Sunday night when he crossed into the on-coming traffic lane and hit an SUV head-on. That SUV then hit another vehicle.
A person in one of those vehicles received minor injuries.
A man is arrested on child sex charges in Blount County.
The Blount County Sheriff’s Office arrested 52 year-old Larry Potter who is facing three counts of solicitation of a minor. The arrest stems an investigation after BCSO received a complaint that he sent sexual text messages to a juvenile female. He is being held on $300,000 in bonds, pending a hearing on June 14.
BCSO says they are also looking for Potter’s brother, Jeffrey Potter. Anyone with information is asked to contact authorities.
Claiborne County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is asking for your help in solving a 30-year-old homicide out of Claiborne County.
TBI says that skeletal remains found in 1986 have now been identified as those belonging to Jerry Harrison of Little Rock, Arkansas. Investigators say Harrison was 29 years old at the time he was found shot along an isolated and abandoned trail in the Caney Valley area of Claiborne County. Police say that Harrison had last contacted his family in 1982 after he began traveling across the country.
TBI is seeking information that may help solve the murder of Jerry Harrison. If you have information about this homicide, specifically any knowledge about individuals Mr. Harrison may have been with before his death, please call 1-800-TBI-FIND.
The Tennessee Public Utility Commission has added the area code 729 in East Tennessee to merge with the 423 area code.
Officials say the 423 area code will run out of numbers by the fall of 2025.
The new area code will ensure there are enough numbers for businesses and residents to serve the area. Existing residents will keep their current numbers but new customers or current customers who want extra lines, could receive a 729 area code number.
Area code 423 is the area code for central Tennessee, north and south of Knoxville. It includes the cities of Chattanooga, Johnson City, and Kingsport.
