KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — The Knox County Sheriff's Office said a man wanted for murder died after he barricaded himself inside his home and shot himself when authorities arrived to arrest him.
KCSO said it sent a SWAT team to respond to a situation involving a wanted murder suspect who barricaded himself inside a home in the Devanshire II neighborhood off Lovell Road near Pellissippi Parkway Monday evening.
According to KCSO, U.S. Marshals with the Smoky Mountain Fugitive Task Force arrived earlier Monday to take Christopher Price, 36, into custody at his home in the 1600 block of Sails Way.
Deputies said someone fired at least one shot from inside the home, and KCSO said the task force responded by using gas and calling in assistance from the county around 5:30 p.m.
According to Sheriff Tom Spangler, the situation ended without further incident when authorities used a drone to confirm Price was dead, saying he shot and killed himself during the standoff.
The neighborhood had been blocked off Monday evening as SWAT teams responded, and investigators later began allowing people back into the neighborhood that night.
Price was wanted by the Knoxville Police Department as a suspect in the murder of Erreese King Jr.
King died Friday night after he was shot and killed at Harb's Market in the Lonsdale area.
KCSO said it confirmed no one else was in the home with Price. It initially said it was unsure how many people were inside the home, saying at one point it believed other people could have been inside.
KCSO said early on it didn't believe anyone was wounded before it confirmed Price died, saying no one fired back after the initial shot was heard.