Knoxville Police Department detectives are investigating after a man was shot on I-40 East near the Holston River Bridge on Saturday evening.
At around 6:55 p.m. on Saturday, October 12, 2024, KPD officers responded to the aforementioned location, where a Ford F-150 was crashed in the center median. The driver, a currently unidentified man, was suffering from at least one gunshot wound. The victim was transported to the UT Medical Center with critical injuries.
A man who was witnessed running from the truck was located and detained by responding officers. He has since been questioned.
No arrests have been made and the motive for the shooting is unknown at this time.
Detectives are investigating a report that there was an altercation involving the Ford F-150 and the occupants of a white Jeep, which allegedly fled the scene.
Detectives are urging anyone who potentially witnessed an altercation of that nature or with information concerning the shooting to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers anonymously at 865-215-7165.
The investigation is ongoing at this time.
