Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville middle school was placed on lockdown briefly Tuesday morning as Knoxville police investigated a crash involving a stolen car.
Knoxville Police Department officials say officers reportedly spotted the car and tried to stop it around 11:30 a.m. before the driver sped away, crashing in the parking lot of the Shoney’s in the 4000 block of Broadway.
KPD says multiple people ran from the car three of whom officers detained, but a fourth person could have gotten away.
Whittle Springs Middle School was placed on a brief lockdown during the incident.
