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Updated: 8:25 PM Sep 19, 2009
South Knox teen shot, robbery suspected
A teenager was shot Friday night in South Knoxville after a homeowner says the he pointed a shotgun at him.
Posted: 8:21 PM Sep 19, 2009 |
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- A teenager was shot Friday night in South Knoxville after a homeowner says the he pointed a shotgun at him.
It happened at 837 Lester Road around 11:00 pm.
Jonathan Stevens, 20, and his wife Kara, 29, told deputies they heard their pit bulls barking outside.
So, Jonathan took a pistol and flashlight to investigate.
The couple says they spotted a 15-year-old boy they knew pointing a shot gun at them.
Stevens fired his pistol twice, hitting the boy in the torso.
He reportedly then returned fire.
The Stevens ran inside and called 911.
When investigators got there, they found boy in the road and transported him to the hospital.
Deputies be live his motive was robbery.
There is no information on his condition.
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