Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police investigating a “suspicious death” Tuesday in South Knoxville have now charged a man with murder. KPD says officers were dispatched around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to an apartment in the 1500 block of Daylily Drive where a woman was found dead on the front porch. One person, later identified as 60-year-old…… MORE
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Knoxville Police say Two Fatalities Reported Over Thanksgiving Holiday and THP Reporting Less Fatalities Than Last Year
Knoxville Police say there were two fatalities during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend which ran Wednesday thru Sunday. Both fatal accidents happened Sunday night on I-40. In addition to this, more than 300 citations were issued and two DUI arrests were made in Knoxville as well as 11 crashes with injury. Across the state, the Tennessee…… MORE
Knoxville Police are Investigating Two Separate Fatal Crashes on I-40 East in West Knoxville
The Knoxville Police Department is investigating two separate fatal crashes that happened on I-40 East Sunday night. The first crash occurred at around 8:15 p.m. on I-40 East near the Papermill Drive exit. Officers responded to the location on a report that pedestrian had been struck. Officers arrived on scene and confirmed that a male…… MORE
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Knoxville Police Asking for Help in a Cold Case, Victim Identified Earlier This Year
Knoxville Police are asking for your help to find out what happened to 54-year-old Brian Sanderson. Sanderson’s remains were found on November 30, 2003 along I-275 near Woodland Avenue, between the railroad tracks and the Woodland Avenue exit ramp. Police did not know whose remains had been found until earlier this year. Sanderson’s death was…… MORE
Knox County Student Arrested with a Gun at School, Police Say
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knox County Schools student is arrested Tuesday morning for having a gun on school property. Knoxville Police Department officials say a KPD School Resource Officer at West High School was notified that a 15-year-old student had potentially brought a gun to school. KPD says another student notified school administration that the…… MORE
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KPD Says Pedestrian Fatality in Merchant Drive Area was Not a Hit and Run
UPDATE (11/21/24): KPD crash reconstruction investigators have determined that the man who was found deceased on a sidewalk in the area of Merchant Drive and Central Avenue Pike late Tuesday night was not struck by a vehicle. Following a review of surveillance video from a nearby business, investigators verified that the victim was not struck by…… MORE
One Dead in Early Morning I-40 Crash, Knoxville Police Say
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal crash that happened early Wednesday morning on I-40 East. Officers say a Toyota Corolla was stopped in the far right lane on I-40 East, for an unknown reason, near Midway Road when a box truck hit the rear of the stopped car. The man driving and…… MORE
KPD: Man Armed with Axe Shot by Officers in North Knoxville
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway by The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation following an officer-involved shooting Tuesday afternoon in North Knoxville. Officials with the Knoxville Police Department say the incident happened in the 2600 block of Fairview Street just before 2:00 p.m. They say officers responded to the area after hearing about a man…… MORE
Knoxville Police Investigating after Man Shot, Robbed at AirBnB, KPD Says
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is investigating after a man said he was robbed and shot in the leg at an AirBnB in northeast Knoxville. KPD officials say officers responded to the AirBnB in the 1700 block of 8th Avenue around 2:40 Tuesday morning. While there, they spoke with the victim, a 44-year-old…… MORE
Police Identify Victim in Deadly East Knoxville Shooting
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police identify the victim in last Friday’s deadly shooting in East Knoxville. Officers were called to the scene of two people shouting at one another on Harrison Street just south of Magnolia Avenue around 5:30 a.m., where they found 35-year-old Shaquille Boyd who had been shot at least one time; he…… MORE
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