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KPD: 1 hospitalized after shooting on Woodbine Avenue

KPD said at around 4:30 p.m., officers were notified that a man who had been shot multiple times had arrived at the Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A man was critically wounded in a shooting on Sunday afternoon on Woodbine Avenue, according to the Knoxville Police Department. 

KPD said at around 4:30 p.m., officers were notified that a man who had been shot multiple times arrived at the Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in a personal vehicle. The victim was sent to the University of Tennessee Medical Center for further treatment and is currently in critical condition, KPD said. 

According to KPD, detectives learned the victim was shot in the 3000 block of Woodbine Avenue, drove away and parked his car in a parking lot in the area of Baxter Avenue and Marion Street. The victim was then picked up and brought to FSMC. 

KPD said the suspect vehicle is possibly a black full-size SUV that was seen leaving the area following the shooting. The department said the motive for the shooting is unclear at this time. 

"The investigation is ongoing," KPD said. "Anyone with information that could assist is asked to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165."

This story will be updated when more information is available. 

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