A tragic incident unfolded yesterday at a Knoxville gas station, where a woman was fatally shot by deputies from the Knox County Sheriff’s Office during an hours-long standoff. According to WVLT, the situation began when authorities received reports of a potentially suicidal female at the Weigel’s on Central Ave Pike, leading to a closure of Callahan Drive as law enforcement agencies, including the Tennessee Highway Patrol, worked to manage the situation.
The scene, which extended into the night and ultimately ended in violence, involved two KCSO deputies engaging with a distressed woman later identified as Ginger Phillips, 57. Phillips, the subject of the incident, was inside her vehicle, reportedly brandishing a weapon and threatening self-harm. Despite deputies’ efforts to resolve the situation peacefully through prolonged negotiations—detailed by Knox News—those attempts were unsuccessful, culminating in the critical incident at approximately 10:53 p.m.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has taken charge of the inquiry into the series of events that caused the confrontation to escalate, as stated by WBIR. During the incident, Phillips had conveyed she felt pursued and in danger, though TBI has clarified that no child was present during the confrontation…