‘Echo-19 will remain retired’ | KCSO Sheriff Tom Spangler apologizes after Tucker Blakely’s unit number reassigned

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knox County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff Tom Spangler apologized after Tucker Blakely’s unit number was reassigned.

Blakely was shot and killed after responding to a domestic situation in October 2023.

In a social media post released on Saturday, Spangler said that he had made the decision to retire Echo-19, Blakely’s unit number, as a “lasting tribute to his service and sacrifice.”…

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