A dispute in the Montgomery Village area of South Knoxville on May 1, 2018, tragically ended the life of 33-year-old Terrance Campbell. An argument between Campbell and another man, identified as 20-year-old Joseph Lewis, escalated to the point of gunfire. Campbell was shot, and in a desperate attempt to flee, he ran before collapsing behind an apartment building on Daylily Drive.
He was rushed to the University of Tennessee Medical Center, but his injuries proved fatal, and he died later that day.
In the days following the shooting, the Knoxville Police Department identified Joseph Lewis as the suspect. Rather than being apprehended in a standoff, Lewis made the decision to turn himself in to the authorities in Metro-Nashville. Following an interview with investigators, it was announced that he would be transferred to Knox County to face charges in Campbell's death.
By February of the following year, the judicial process was moving forward. A Knox County grand jury handed down an indictment against Joseph Lewis, who was 21 at the time. The indictment included serious charges: second-degree murder, using a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, and tampering with evidence related to the death of Terrance Campbell. Lewis was subsequently held in the Knox County jail as he awaited further legal proceedings.
