Victim Of Longview Road Shooting Identified

24-year-old Carlos Sweeney from Knoxville has been identified as the victim of the Longview Road shooting.

According to the Knoxville police, Carlos Sweeney was shot and killed on Wednesday at an apartment along 600 block of Longview Road.

An official statement released by the Knoxville Police Department says investigators believe in the suspect after committing his gruesome act fled the scene of the shooting in a vehicle.

Police also revealed that officers got to the scene of the incident after receiving two calls respectively around 4:30 regarding to a possible gunshot victim at 603 Longview Road.

A context from the statement investigation is ongoing and that the incident is not believed to be random in nature.

Read Excerpts Below – Knoxville Police Department Statement

The victim from the fatal Longview Road shooting has been identified as 24-year-old Carlos Sweeney of Knoxville, Tennessee.

At this stage of the investigation, which is being led by the KPD Violent Crimes Unit, the incident is not believed to be random in nature.

The preliminary information from a fatal shooting at 603 Longview Road. Officers responded to the area around 4:30 a.m. this morning and located a male victim, who was pronounced deceased at the scene https://t.co/QOz2hPGJY9 pic.twitter.com/ROagPzj3GW

— Knoxville Police TN (@Knoxville_PD) June 23, 2021

Investigators also believe that the suspects fled the area of the shooting in a vehicle and are asking anyone with video capturing Sutherland Avenue, Forest Park Boulevard, Forest Hills Boulevard or Longview Road between 4:20 and 4:50 a.m. on the morning of Wednesday, June 23 to share that video to assist their investigative efforts.