KNOXVILLE, Tennessee – A 19-year-old man faces an attempted second-degree murder charge after a shooting Friday afternoon in Knoxville, police said. Knoxville Police Department officers arrested 19-year-old Lamajay Hill near Sherman Street and Texas Avenue.
Officers responded to the area at about 4 p.m. on Friday, October 30. They found Hill and a gunshot victim, a 28-year-old man, according to the department.
The victim had a gunshot wound to his arm. Police said he received treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.
Hill questioned by homicide detectives
Officers detained Hill at the scene. Detectives with the KPD Homicide Unit later questioned him.
The investigation determined the shooting followed a personal dispute between Hill and the victim, police said.
Charges and Texas warrants
Hill was taken into custody on charges of attempted second-degree murder and employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony.
Police also said Hill had two extraditable warrants out of Harris County, Texas. He will be charged with fugitive from justice in connection with those warrants.
The charges are accusations. Hill has not been convicted of any crime.
