Knoxville Police Department Homicide Unit detectives charged two men in connection to the March 2025 murder of 16-year-old Ayden Russo on Monday.

Following continued and tireless investigation into the death of Russo, who was shot and killed outside of a Louise Avenue home on March 24th, Jaylyn Hudson, DOB 2-10-2004, and Jayden Conwell, DOB 8-19-2005, have been charged with first-degree murder.

With the assistance of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, both Hudson and Conwell were detained earlier today and subsequently questioned by Homicide Unit detectives.

After being questioned, Hudson and Conwell were taken into custody. They have since been booked into the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility.