Fallen Knox County deputy’s mortgage paid off by nonprofit

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tunnel to Towers Foundation (T2T) paid off the mortgage on the home of Knox County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Tucker Blakely, who was shot and killed in October 2023.

Blakely’s wife, Katrina, said, “Having our mortgage paid off means we can continue to celebrate holidays and life in the home Tucker and I built together – small, modest, but full of love; same as our family.”

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T2T’s Fallen First Responder Home Program pays the mortgages for families of law enforcement officers or firefighters killed in the line of duty or from 9/11-related illnesses, leaving behind young kids.

Blakely, 29, was shot when responding to a domestic incident, survived by his wife and their son…

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