Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man is facing an attempted murder charge after Knoxville police say he fired shots at a woman on Hawthorne Avenue.
KPD says officers responded around 9:40 Saturday night to the 200 block of the roadway on a report of shots fired.
An investigation revealed that multiple suspects had fled the scene in a dark-colored Cadillac sedan which responding officers quickly spotted and stopped, arresting the driver 47-year-old Benjamin Shuttlesworth after a search uncovered multiple loaded firearms, including a handgun stolen out of Pennsylvania.
According to police, Shuttlesworth fired at the 41-year-old woman because he was angry with her.
Shuttlesworth is facing multiple charges in the incident, including attempted first-degree murder, felony reckless endangerment and felony vandalism. In addition, KPD says further investigation revealed that Shuttlesworth also had an outstanding warrant out of Knox County for aggravated domestic assault.
