Claude Sampson E. Johnson

Murdered
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On May 18, 2024, Claude "Sampson" E. Johnson Jr., aged 55, was fatally shot at Anderson Automotive and Towing on Cooper Street in Knoxville, Tennessee. Surveillance footage revealed that the assailant, identified as 28-year-old Robert Scruggs, entered the establishment wearing a distinctive face mask and dark-colored hooded jacket. Scruggs confronted Johnson, resulting in Johnson's collapse. Scruggs then took keys from Johnson's pocket and left the scene in Johnson's Kia Sorento. Johnson was tra ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Claude Sampson E. Johnson

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Knoxville

    TN

    2024-05-18

    55

    Claude

    Sampson E. Johnson

    12/26/2024

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    I can’t stop thinking about the mask that Scruggs wore during the tragic incidents involving Claud... ...Read More
    07/18/2024
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