In the late hours of a Saturday night in Knoxville, Tennessee, the life of 18-year-old Ricky Waters was tragically cut short. On March 5, 2022, in the parking lot of the Montgomery Village apartment complex, Waters was found in a car, having sustained at least one gunshot wound. Knoxville Police officers responded to the scene at approximately 11:20 p.m.
and pronounced him dead.
Ricky, a young man on the cusp of adulthood, was just a few months away from graduating from Fulton High School. He had plans to attend Tennessee Tech to pursue a career as a welder. His family remembers him as a hardworking individual who always had a smile on his face. He had recently enjoyed a family trip to Orlando and was looking forward to a graduation trip to Jamaica. His grandmother, Rhonda Walton, expressed the deep love the family has for him and their profound desire for justice.
The Knoxville Police Department's Violent Crimes Unit is actively investigating the shooting as a homicide. To date, the case remains unsolved, and authorities have not publicly identified any suspects or made any arrests. Law enforcement and Ricky Waters' family continue to appeal to the community for any information that might lead to a breakthrough in the investigation. East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for any tips that lead to an arrest, assuring that informants can remain completely anonymous.
