The Knoxville Police Department is investigating a shooting that injured a man in the 3700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue on Sunday night.
At around 7:40 p.m. on Sunday, October 13th, KPD officers responded to the area of MLK Jr. Avenue and Lakeside Street, where a man had been shot in the leg. The victim’s injuries are considered non-life-threatening.
The victim reported that he was outside of his home when the occupants of two different passing vehicles were shooting at each other. The victim was struck by the gunfire.
Following continued investigation, officers located one of the vehicles believed to have been involved on Mississippi Avenue and detained both occupants for questioning. Officers are still working to identify the other involved vehicle, which is possibly a dark gray SUV.
The investigation is ongoing at this time.
Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is urged to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers anonymously at 865-215-7165.
