KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a shooting with multiple victims, KPD said in a Twitter post on Thursday.
The shooting occurred on Parkview Avenue near South Chestnut Street, KPD said. More than a dozen officers responded to the scene.
Three victims were transported from the scene to the UT Medical Center. KPD said one of the victims, 20-year-old Stephen Lundy, was pronounced dead at UTMC.
The two others, 88-year-old Ralph Moore and 20-year-old Kamya Myers, were treated for what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries, according to KPD.
An investigation revealed that Lundy and Myers were shot by an unidentified suspect or suspects while on the porch of a home on Parkview Avenue. Investigators do not believe that the shooting was random and suspect it was connected to several recent shootings in Knoxville, KPD said.
Moore, who resides a "couple of houses away" from where the shooting occurred, was struck by an apparent stray round, according to KPD.
Police said officers arrived as a blue car sped off from the scene. Around 12:17 p.m., officers found a car matching the description of the suspect vehicle on Kingston Pike at Cherokee Boulevard.
Police tried to pull the vehicle over and said the car refused to stop. Officers chased the vehicle for approximately 20 minutes before it stopped on Dante Road near Kohlston Road.
Two people in the car were taken into custody without further incident. The Knox County Sheriff's Office provided assistance with an AirWatch helicopter team.
The two who were detained were taken to the Safety Building to be questioned by investigators. They were identified as Gary Reagan, 27, from Knoxville and Deshawn Wyrick, 22, from Knoxville. They said they found marijuana, oxycodone pills and three loaded pistols in a search of the car.
They said Reagan was driving the car during the pursuit. He was charged with evading arrest and illegally having a gun. Wyrick was also charged with illegally having a gun.
Authorities also said they did not believe either man was involved in the shooting on Parkview avenue.
KPD said the investigation is ongoing at this time. Anyone with information about the shooting should reach out to the East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165.