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Fatal Shooting on Catalpa Avenue

Update on Fatal Shooting on Catalpa Avenue (July 2, 2021, 10:50 a.m.)

The victim from the fatal shooting in the 4000 block of Catalpa Avenue has been identified as Donald Busby, 48 of Knoxville, Tennessee. No suspects have been arrested or charged at this time. Major Crimes Unit detectives are pursuing active leads that have been developed in the course of the investigation.

Anyone with information that could be relevant to the investigation is urged to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, online at www.easttnvalleycrimestoppers.org or via the free mobile app, P3 Tips. Tipsters will remain anonymous and be eligible to receive a cash reward.

The investigation continues.

Initial Release

At around 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 1, 2021, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the 4000 block of Catalpa Avenue in reference to a shooting with a victim. Upon arrival, a vehicle was found crashed into a telephone pole with an adult male victim inside of the vehicle suffering from at least one apparent gunshot wound. The victim was transported to the UT Medical Center via AMR and was pronounced deceased shortly after his arrival.

Major Crimes Unit investigators responded to the scene to begin the investigation, which remains in the preliminary stages. There are no suspects in custody at this time. Anyone with information relevant to the investigation is urged to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, online at www.easttnvalleycrimestoppers.org or via the free mobile app, P3 Tips. Tipsters will remain anonymous and be eligible to receive a cash reward.

Posted by serland On 02 July, 2021 at 10:55 AM