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Kingsport Police Department
200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660
ThomasMPatton • 423-229-9433 (Desk) • 423-224-2786 (FAX)
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| NEWS RELEASE | |||
| SUBJECT: | Kingsport Police Investigating Shooting at Lee Apartments | ||
| DATE: | August 18, 2016 | ||
| CASE #: | 16-017512 | ||
| GENERAL NARRATIVE | |||
| On August 17, 2016 at approximately 9:30 PM, the Kingsport Police Department was notified of a shooting incident that had occurred somewhere in the vicinity of Lee Apartments, located at 607 Dale Street in Kingsport. A 30 year old white male victim had arrived at one of the apartments and told the resident that he had just been shot. The reporting resident did not personally know the victim.
Multiple officers from the K.P.D. Patrol and Criminal Investigations Divisions rushed to the scene. Responding officers observed what initially appeared to be a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the side of the victim’s neck. Sullivan County E.M.S. responded and transported the victim to an area medical facility for treatment. This remains an ongoing investigation by the K.P.D. Criminal Investigations Division with Detectives currently working to establish the specific location of the actual crime scene as well as the identity of the suspect. Due to the active and uncertain nature of this investigation, no further details will be released at this time. Detectives request that anyone who may possess any information related to this case or who may possibly know the identity of the shooter to contact them in the 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: |
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| RELEASING OFFICER | ||
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Thomas M. Patton, Public Information Officer
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit
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