A twenty-year-old man, Jaylin Dixon, lost his life in a shooting that occurred in Maryville, Tennessee. The incident took place on the evening of Tuesday, December 7, 2021. Dixon was a resident of Knoxville.
That night, shots were fired into a vehicle in which Dixon was a passenger. Following the shooting, he was transported to the University of Tennessee Medical Center for treatment of his injuries.
Despite medical efforts, he succumbed to his wounds the following day, on December 8, 2021.
The Maryville Police Department investigated the homicide. Their investigation led them to identify a teenage male as a suspect in the shooting death of Jaylin Dixon. Subsequently, a juvenile petition was filed, and the teenage suspect was taken into custody. Further details regarding the suspect's identity and the specific charges have not been publicly released due to their juvenile status. The circumstances that led to the shooting are also still under investigation.
