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KPD charges Detroit man with murder

Police charged the 20-year-old after they found a man dead with multiple gunshot wounds on Linden Avenue Saturday evening.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville Police say it charged a 20-year-old man almost a week after the deadly shooting on Linden Avenue. 

Milan Claypool, of Detroit, Michigan, is charged with the murder of 47-yeard-old Newell Lee. Claypool was arrested in Detroit and currently awaits extradition in the Wayne County Detention Facility.

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The Knoxville Police Department said one man is dead after a shooting on Linden Avenue in East Knoxville on Saturday.

Officials said that the police responded to reports of a shooting at around 6:30 p.m. and found one man dead with multiple gunshot wounds, in the 2300 block of Linden Avenue.

KPD identified the victim as 47-year-old Newell Lee on Sunday, Nov. 8.

Violent Crimes Unit investigators are looking into the incident. The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information about the incident should call the KPD Crime and Drug hotline at (865) 215-7212.

This story will be updated when more information is available.

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