This morning, Knoxville Police Department officials were dispatched to a reported shooting at an Airbnb rental near the Belle Morris neighborhood. As reported by WATE, a 44-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to the leg in an incident that involved a robbery.
The victim, who had gone to the house last night to spend time with a woman, awoke to a nightmare scenario. According to WBIR, he alleged that after falling asleep, he was awakened by two masked individuals who proceeded to rob him of his cash and shoot him. His injuries were reported by officials not to be life-threatening, and he was subsequently taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center for treatment.
The investigation is still underway to gather all the incident details, with detectives working to identify the attackers. The identity of the woman the victim was with has not been revealed, making the case more complicated.
