Event Brief
KPD Investigates Brutal Assault at Southside Flats
Filed: May 22, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET
Summary: Knoxville police responded to reports of a tire-iron attack at Southside Flats; victim injured, suspect fled.
WHO: Knoxville Police Department; victim; suspect described as a Black man with dreadlocks and glasses
WHAT: A man allegedly entered an apartment office and struck a woman multiple times with a tire iron before fleeing.
WHEN: May 22, 2026 at 3:55 AM ET
WHERE: Southside Flats Apartment Complex, Knoxville, Tennessee
WHY: No motive has been reported.
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