Updated story: Knoxville Police are continuing to investigate and have new information in the deadly shooting and crash in West Knoxville.
It happened late last (Sunday) night at the intersection of Walker Springs Road and N. Gallaher View Road where officers found a wrecked car off the road and two gunshot victims inside.
The driver, 27-year-old Avila Anfernee, was pronounced dead at the scene, while the 16-year-old female passenger was transported to the UT Medical Center with multiple gunshot wounds. She remains hospitalized with critical, life-threatening injuries. A four-year-old child was in the backseat of the car was not injured in the shooting or crash.
Police believe their vehicle was waiting in the turn lane when someone got out of a a car and fired numerous rounds into the car from close range.
Early reports say a red sports car left the scene but that has not been verified and no suspects have been identified.
Anyone with information is asked to call East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers.
Original story: Knoxville Police are investigating a deadly shooting in West Knoxville.
It happened last night (Sunday) at the intersection of Walker Springs Road and N. Gallaher View Road. A man was killed and a woman was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after the car they were in was shot multiple times then crashed into an embankment.
Police say a 4-year-old child was also in the car at the time of the shooting.
Police are searching for a red sports car that left the scene after the crash.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165.
