FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- Officer Involved Shooting
Contact- Kimberly Glenn, Communications Director/Spokesperson
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Officer-Involved Shooting Under Investigation
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Knoxville, TN — At approximately 2:20 a.m., deputies with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office were involved in an officer-involved shooting in the area of Clinton Highway and I-275 North.
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Preliminary information indicates deputies initiated a traffic stop – the suspect fled on foot and was armed with a knife. During the encounter shots were fired by law enforcement. The suspect was struck and was unresponsive at the scene. He was transported for medical treatment by AMR.
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No deputies were injured during the incident.
As per policy, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation will conduct the investigation into the shooting and the circumstances that led to it. The TBI will release all subsequent statements regarding this investigation.
On July 20, 1985 the burned body of Betty Joyce Brown,aka Simmons, was found in the woods at 3805 Maloney Road in South Knox County. The 29 year old Austin-East graduate had been stabbed before being burned. Ms. Brown was last seen on July 14, 1985 between midnight and 1:00am in front of the Bread Box at Magnolia Ave and Spruce Street. It is believed that Ms. Brown was offered and accepted a ride from an unknown subject. Ms. Brown’s last know address was 2737 Tarleton Ave. Initial investigation indicated that when Ms. Brown’s body was found, she had been dead approximately 1 week. Family members described Ms. Brown as being a “very sweet and loving mother.”
If you have any information please call the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Unit at (865)-215-3520/3590 or e-mail coldcase@knoxsheriff.org.
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