KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville police are investigating after finding an unresponsive woman in a parked car with a gunshot wound Saturday who was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
According to the Knoxville Police Department, officers arrived at an alley in the 2500 block of Louise Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Saturday and found a woman, identified as Jefasha Mitchell, 26, of Knoxville, unresponsive in a parked car.
Police said they performed life-saving measures until paramedics arrived to take her to the University of Tennessee Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
KPD said it interviewed several people at the scene. The circumstances that led to Mitchell’s death remain unclear.
Investigators with KPD's violent crimes unit spent Monday searching around the immediate area Louise Avenue for evidence that could help them figure out any details behind Mitchell's death.
A suspect has not been identified and the investigation is ongoing, KPD said. The case has been ruled a homicide and is being investigated as such.
Anyone with information is asked to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165, online at www.easttnvalleycrimestoppers.org, or via the P3 Tips mobile app. Tipsters can remain anonymous and be eligible to receive a cash reward.