City Of Knoxville - Blog: Three Loaded Handguns, Including Stolen Firearm, Recovered After Pursuit Of Shooting Suspect Vehicle

Press release from the City of Knoxville - Blog:

January 18, 2022

This morning at around 3 a.m., KPD officers observed a Ford Crown Vic that was a vehicle of interest from a drive-by shooting that occurred in the 200 block of Douglas Avenue on January 7. Nobody was injured in that shooting. Officers spotted the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop on Dandridge at Wilder, but the driver refused to stop and officers initiated a pursuit.

The pursuit continued for approximately 22 minutes until the suspect vehicle got on I-40 East. The driver eventually stopped on I-40 East near James White Parkway and the three occupants of the vehicle were taken into custody without further incident. Three loaded handguns were found in the car, including a stolen firearm.

All three occupants, men between the ages of 18 and 20, were arrested and charges are pending on all three.

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