Do you know who murdered Tashawn Forbes in 2019? In the evening hours of September 10, 2019, the life of 21-year-old Tashawn Forbes, a male resident of Knoxville, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. Police responded to reports of a shooting on the 3800 block of Selma Avenue shortly after 8:10 p.m. Upon their arrival, they discovered Forbes, who had sustained what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Knoxville Police Department's Violent Crimes Unit immediately began an active homicide investigation into the death of Tashawn Forbes. Investigators found shell casings in the road, which suggested that Forbes had likely been the victim of a drive-by shooting. In the initial stages of their investigation, police had not identified any suspects and no arrests had been made as of the following morning.
As time has passed, the investigation into the murder of Tashawn Forbes has seemingly stalled, with no new public information being released. There have been no announcements of any arrests or the identification of any suspects in the years following the shooting. The case appears to have gone cold, leaving the questions surrounding the young man's death unanswered and his killer or killers still at large. The city of Knoxville's list of homicides for that year simply notes the ongoing nature of the investigation into the death of Tashawn Forbes.
