Event Brief
KPD technician shot during evidence work, long recovery
Filed: Jul 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM ET
Summary: KPD says crime scene technician Cody Lawson remains hospitalized after being shot Sunday while processing evidence on Jones Street.
WHO: Cody Lawson (KPD); Joey Rudd (suspect)
WHAT: A KPD crime scene technician was shot while processing evidence at a shooting scene; she remains hospitalized and faces additional surgery.
WHEN: Jul 14, 2026 at 11:28 PM ET
WHERE: Jones Street, Knoxville, Tennessee
WHY: Joey Rudd fired multiple shots from a wooded area near the crime scene, striking Lawson in the arm during the investigation.
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