Event Brief
KPD: Man charged with murder after Lula Powell shooting
Filed: May 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Summary: Knoxville Police say Deontae Buford, 25, was charged with first-degree murder in Perry Baker’s Sunday shooting.
WHO: Deontae Buford; Perry Baker; Knoxville Police Department
WHAT: Deontae Buford was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and related offenses after a Sunday apartment shooting.
WHEN: May 13, 2026 at 10:46 AM ET
WHERE: Lula Powell Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee
WHY: Officials believe Buford and another man entered the apartment in an attempted robbery, based on surveillance footage.
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