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Kingsport Police Department
David Quillin, Chief of Police 200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660 |
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| NEWS RELEASE | |||
| SUBJECT: | Homicide Investigation Underway on Skyland Drive | ||
| DATE: | December 9, 2020 | ||
| CASE #: | 20-025591 | ||
| GENERAL NARRATIVE | |||
| On December 8, 2020 at approximately 11:30 PM, Kingsport Police Patrol Officers and Detectives responded to the 4100 block of Skyland Drive in reference to a shooting incident. Responding Officers determined that two individuals had just been shot in the roadway, but had already been transported to an area hospital by another individual in a private vehicle just prior to police arrival.
Additional Officers were already at the hospital when the two victims arrived. One victim (identity not released) remains hospitalized in critical condition. The other victim, Josephine N. Helmandollar, succumbed to her wounds and died. The circumstances surrounding this incident remain the focus of an active investigation by the K.P.D. Criminal Investigations Division. The suspect in this incident is currently unknown. Anyone who has any information regarding this incident is asked to contact Detectives in the K.P.D. Criminal Investigations Division at 423-229-9429 or call Kingsport Central Dispatch at 423-246-9111. Alternatively, if an individual who is able to supply information related to this or any other case wishes not to be identified, tips can be submitted anonymously via online “Citizen Feedback” forms available at the following link: https://www.kingsporttn.gov/city-services/police-department/contact-us |
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| SUSPECT INFORMATION | |
| Name | Unknown |
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| Residency | |
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| VICTIM #1 INFORMATION | |
| Name | Josephine N. Helmandollar |
| Age | 20 Years of Age |
| Gender/Race | Female/White |
| Residency | Church Hill, TN |
| Injuries | Fatal Gunshot Wounds |
| VICTIM #2 INFORMATION | |
| Name | Not Released |
| Age | 22 Years of Age |
| Gender/Race | Male/Black |
| Residency | Kingsport, TN |
| Injuries | Gunshot Wounds
Hospitalized in Critical Condition |
| RELEASING OFFICER | ||
| Thomas M. Patton, Public Information Officer
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit 423-229-9433 (Desk) • 423-224-2786 (FAX) ThomasMPatton |
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