What This Story Is About
- Knoxville police responded to a shooting around 3:30 a.m. Saturday near First Creek Park.
- Two adult men were injured in result of the shooting
Why It Matters
- The shooting occurred during a large late-night public gathering, raising safety concerns for local park-goers and nearby neighborhoods.
What Happens Next
- The shooting occurred during a large late-night public gathering, raising safety concerns for local park-goers and nearby neighborhoods.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Knoxville police are investigating an early-morning shooting near First Creek Park that left two men injured on Saturday.
KPD officers first located a male gunshot victim at around 3:30 a.m. near the intersection of Summit Hill Drive and Hall of Fame Drive. He was transported to the UT Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries and told officers the shooting occurred at nearby First Creek Park.
When officers went to the park, they found numerous spent and unspent shell casings…