ZitatNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Three people were killed and a fourth was wounded in a stabbing at a truck stop in Tennessee Tuesday morning that ended when the assailant was fatally shot by a responding sheriff's deputy, authorities confirmed.
The attack was reported to 911 shortly before 7 a.m. at a Pilot Travel Center off Interstate 40. Investigators have yet to establish a motive, said Leslie Earhart, a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
“At this point, that's what we're trying to determine,” she said.
[snip]
The attacker has been identified by the TBI as Idris Abdus-Salaam, a 33-year-old truck driver from Durham, North Carolina.
Front Porch Punditry
Print view
Wed Apr 08, 2020 3:38 pm
reply
Front Porch Punditry