The Great Smoky Mountain Journal
Source: WVLT
Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:38 PM
Knoxville Police Arrest Second Suspect For January Shooting On Western Avenue That Left One Dead, Two Injured
According to police records, Amir Hassan Spears faces first degree murder charges after a surviving gunshot victim identified him in a photo lineup. Elijah Bowman was arrested on January 29 in connection to the incident.
On January 28 at 8:15 p.m., crews were dispatched to a shooting in the 6000 block of Western Avenue. Investigators said two men and one woman were shot. Denise Stevens, Abdul Tahir, and Deantrea Woods were transported to UT Medical Center for treatment. Stevens was pronounced dead after arriving at UT Medical Center. Tahir and Woods were treated and released from the hospital.
According to the preliminary investigation, the shooting was not a random incident.
Neighbors like Larry Headrick said they heard a commotion of police and ambulances, but never gunshots.
"I told my wife, 'No, it's probably on down towards the other end of Western,'" he recalled. "And then she called back and said, 'No, it was right next door."
Police asked anyone with information about the shooting to give them a call at 865-215-7212. Anonymous tips can also be submitted through the KPD Facebook page @KnoxvillePD
