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Sunday, September 27, 2026

Rural King employee dead after Halls shooting, suspect in custody - WVLT

HALLS, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Rural King employee is dead after a shooting in Halls Thursday morning, according to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office.

Around 10:40 a.m., officials responded to the Rural King to a possible shooting. Once on the scene, deputies learned that the suspect was attempting to shoplift ammunition and other items when an employee approached them.

Sheriff Spangler said in a press conference that the employee and suspect got into a “scuffle” behind the business when the suspect shot the employee. Officials said the employee, a white male approximately age 23, died in the shooting.

KCSO deputies arrested the suspect early Friday morning just before 3:30 A.M, and he will be charged with Criminal Homicide.

Officials released a picture of the suspect Thursday night from the Rural King store in Halls.

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