Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal shooting in East Knoxville with a suspect in custody, charged with first-degree murder, following a stand-off with police. Officers responding to Wilderness Road and found a woman who had been shot in the backyard of the home. She was pronounced dead at the hospital. KPD officers identified the suspect…… MORE
Knoxville Police say the man on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Most Wanted list wanted for double murder is in custody. 26 year-old Jair Martin was taken into custody earlier today at an apartment on Goins Drive after receiving tips he could be inside. Martin is accused in the shooting deaths of Madison and Heidi…… MORE
A guilty plea in the death of a Hardin Valley Academy teen killed in a drunk driving crash in 2021. John Boles was 21 at the time of the crash, accused of driving under the influence and crashing a truck filled with eight people on New Henderson Road in Anderson County. 18 year-old Madison Percell…… MORE
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man’s body is found on the side of the road in North Knoxville. Detectives called to the 8000 block of Clinton Highway last night after the man’s body was found on the southbound side of the road. The victim was taken to the regional forensics center…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating a fatal Northwest Knoxville house fire. Crews called to Strolling Drive yesterday morning and found the house was fully engulfed in flames with part of the rear of the home collapsed. Once firefighters were able to enter the home they found an elderly woman in the rear of the…… MORE
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal motorcycle accident in North Knoxville. Rural Metro Fire crews responding to the scene last night on Norris Freeway at Sam Walton Way and found the motorcycle with the rider fatally injured.… MORE
Sevierville Police have arrested two suspects and identified the victim of a shooting near Mountain View Church. Police found 29-year-old Brandon Fernandez shot in his thigh on the 2400 block of Goose Gap Road yesterday. Deputies stopped Fernandez’s bleeding and he was taken to the hospital where he is in stable condition. Two suspects were…… MORE
Knoxville Police say a man and woman charged with murder are arrested in Mobile, Alabama Ronald and Carissa Rogers were arrested this morning in Mobile, Alabama for the March 11th murder of 25 year-old Artimeyo Folks. Ronald is charged with second-degree murder and Carissa with accessory after the fact. Folks was found shot outside of…… MORE
Knoxville Police say several schools in the Cedar Bluff area put on lockdown this morning after a threat is posted on social media. KPD says School Resource and Security Officers are following up and conducting safety sweeps where calls are received out of an abundance of caution. At this time, there are no known credible…… MORE
A homicide investigation is underway after Knoxville Police respond to a suspicious death on the Broadway bridge. Officers called to the Broadway bridge, between W. Depot Avenue and W. Jackson Avenue yesterday afternoon when a man, identified as 35-year-old Travis Brown, was found laying unresponsive on the sidewalk. Even though a cause of death has…… MORE
