KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Police Department said they were investigating after finding a man with multiple gunshot wounds in East Knoxville on Tuesday at around 6:30 p.m.
Officers were in the area of Walter P. Taylor Homes when they heard gunshots nearby, KPD said. They searched the area and found the victim with gunshot wounds on Taylor Homes Road.
KPD identified the victim as a 16-year-old male from Knoxville.
They revealed that the victim was walking through the apartment complex when he was shot multiple times in an apparent targeted shooting.
He was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center and was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to a release from KPD.
It is believed that at least two unidentified suspects were involved and that they ran from the scene following the shooting, said KPD.
No suspect information is available at this time.
Anyone with information that could help in the investigation should reach out to the East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165, or online.
