On a summer afternoon in Knoxville, Tennessee, the life of Jerome Phillip 'Jroc' Locke, a 27-year-old Black or African American man, was violently cut short. On June 17, 2017, Locke was driving his Audi A6 on Meadow View Road when another vehicle pulled alongside his. Multiple gunshots were fired from the second vehicle, striking Locke. The attack caused Locke to lose control of his car and crash into a tree.
When law enforcement arrived at the scene near the intersection with Holston
Drive, they found Locke deceased inside his vehicle from multiple gunshot wounds. A female passenger in his car, Danielle Harris, survived the ambush but had to be extricated from the wreckage. She was transported to a local medical center with non-life-threatening injuries. The vehicle from which the shots were fired fled the scene before police arrived. Investigators believe the shooting was not a random act of violence but stemmed from a prior confrontation.
In the years that have followed, the murder of Jerome Locke remains unsolved. No suspects have been publicly identified, and no arrests have been made in connection with his death. His family continues to seek justice and answers in the tragic loss of their loved one, who left behind three sons. The case is still an open and ongoing investigation, with law enforcement appealing to the public for any information that might lead to the apprehension of those responsible for the fatal shooting.
