Tennessee high school football star dies shielding girls from gunfire in Knoxville shooting
- 8 years ago
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE — A community is in mourning after a senseless act of violence — one of many that night — took the life of a high school football star.
According to ABC Action News, at least three incidents of overnight shootings were reported in Knoxville on Thursday, all of which police believe are gang-related.
The first incident occurred around 7 p.m., when a drive-by shooting at a Dallas Street home injured Lisa Perry, 46, who was inside the house with a 10-year-old child.
Hours later, at 10:12 p.m., a group of men made their way to Badgett Drive and randomly opened fire on a group of teens. Fulton high football player Zaevion Dobson heroically shielded three girls from the gunfire, but was struck by a bullet and killed.
Around 2 a.m., police received reports of a BMW crashing into the Green Hills apartment complex on Natchez Avenue. The driver, identified as Brandon Perry, had been shot before the crash, reports WATE.
Perry was the son of the Dallas Street victim and is believed to have been part of the Badgett Drive shooting. He later died in the hospital. Two other males who fled the crash site were taken into police custody. One of them, 20-year-old convicted felon Christopher Bassett, has been charged in connection with the shootings.
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According to ABC Action News, at least three incidents of overnight shootings were reported in Knoxville on Thursday, all of which police believe are gang-related.
The first incident occurred around 7 p.m., when a drive-by shooting at a Dallas Street home injured Lisa Perry, 46, who was inside the house with a 10-year-old child.
Hours later, at 10:12 p.m., a group of men made their way to Badgett Drive and randomly opened fire on a group of teens. Fulton high football player Zaevion Dobson heroically shielded three girls from the gunfire, but was struck by a bullet and killed.
Around 2 a.m., police received reports of a BMW crashing into the Green Hills apartment complex on Natchez Avenue. The driver, identified as Brandon Perry, had been shot before the crash, reports WATE.
Perry was the son of the Dallas Street victim and is believed to have been part of the Badgett Drive shooting. He later died in the hospital. Two other males who fled the crash site were taken into police custody. One of them, 20-year-old convicted felon Christopher Bassett, has been charged in connection with the shootings.
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