KPD: One Dead, One in Custody after Stabbing Incident in Knoxville

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) One person is dead and one person is in custody after a stabbing victim showed up at a Knoxville church.

Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded to the Cokesbury United Methodist Church around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday morning after a man showed up at the location with non-life-threatening stab wounds.

KPD says further investigation led officers to the area of Kingston Pike and I-140, where another man was found dead.

Police say the man who originally showed up at the church has been detained for questioning, and there are no outstanding suspects.

The investigation is ongoing.

A man was detained after a stabbing near a Knoxville church, according to police. (Courtesy: KPD)

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KPD: One Dead, One in Custody after Stabbing Incident in Knoxville

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) One person is dead and one person is in custody after a stabbing victim showed up at a Knoxville church.

Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded to the Cokesbury United Methodist Church around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday morning after a man showed up at the location with non-life-threatening stab wounds.

KPD says further investigation led officers to the area of Kingston Pike and I-140, where another man was found dead.

Police say the man who originally showed up at the church has been detained for questioning, and there are no outstanding suspects.

The investigation is ongoing.

A man was detained after a stabbing near a Knoxville church, according to police. (Courtesy: KPD)