The Great Smoky Mountain Journal

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Posted: Sunday, January 21, 2018 06:32 PM

One Dead, One Injured In Shooting Near Powell High School

(SOURCE: WATE, WIRE REPORTS) - The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says one person is dead and another in stable condition after a shooting Tuesday evening near Powell High School.

Deputies say around 6 p.m., a 911 caller said a black Ford Mustang was chasing a white Chrysler Sebring. A passenger in the Mustang was shooting at the Sebring with a handgun. The chase started on Clinton Highway near Powell Drive, according to deputies, and ended when the Sebring stopped in the 2500 block of Emory Road.

The driver and passenger of the Sebring were both shot. Cameron Smith, 19, was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger, Lucas Halliburton, 20, was transported to UT Medical Center.

KCSO is asking for help to find a 2006-08 black Ford Mustang, as well as the driver, described as a white male, and the passenger, described as a black male. Anyone with information is asked to call (865) 215-2243.

Deputies have not yet determined a motive for the shooting.

    WATE Knoxvile Report On Shooting