Posted on 04/07/2020 8:04:41 PM PDT by Main Street
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – A stabbing suspect who was shot and killed after fatally stabbing three women and hospitalizing a fourth at a Knoxville truck stop early Tuesday has been identified by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
The deceased suspect, Idris Abdus-Salaam, 33, was a truck driver from Durham, North Carolina.
The three deceased victims were all employed at the Pilot Travel Center on Strawberry Plains Pike. They have been identified as:
Joyce Whaley, 57 Patricia Denise Nibbe, 51 Nettie R. Spencer, 41
The fourth victim, who was a customer and has not been identified, remains hospitalized.
The report of a stabbing at the truck stop at 7210 Strawberry Plains Pike was made just before 7 a.m.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed three female victims were fatally stabbed and another woman was transported to a nearby hospital.
The condition of the hospitalized individual is unknown at the time.
The stabbing suspect, Abdus-Salaam, was shot and killed by law enforcement, TBI spokesperson Leslie Earhart said. Idris Abdus-Salaam of Durham, North Carolina. Abdus-Salaam is alleged to have fatally stabbed three workers at a Pilot Travel Center in East Knox County and injuring a customer before being shot and killed by a Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputy.. (WNCN photo)
Upon arrival, officers observed at least one person with stab wounds outside of the store. A man, armed with a knife and identified by witnesses as the suspect, was also observed in the parking lot.
Officers confronted the individual who refused to drop the weapon. At some point during the encounter, one of the officers fired shots, striking the man. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Pilot Company CEO Jimmy Haslam confirmed in a statement that all three victims were Pilot employees.
“Today is a difficult day for the Pilot Company family. We are devastated to confirm the loss of three team members and the injury of a guest after an act of violence at our Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, location this morning. It is with heavy hearts that we extend our deepest sympathy to the families and loved ones of the victims. We are providing support and counseling to the families and our team. We are working closely with local authorities. Please keep these families in your thoughts and prayers.” Pilot Company CEO Jimmy Haslam
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation will launch a probe into the officer-involved shooting. Knox County District Attorney Charme Allen released a statement about the decision for the TBI to take over the investigation.
“Historically, our policy has been for KPD to investigate any KCSO officer-involved shooting and KCSO to investigate any KPD officer-involved shooting. TBI has always investigated all in-custody deaths of inmates for our jurisdiction. Recently, in order to have uniform consistency in the investigation of these incidents, Chief Thomas, Sheriff Spangler, and I have discussed using the TBI for all officer-involved shootings. We have decided to follow the majority of our colleagues across the state, and I will now request that TBI conduct all of our officer-involved shootings for both KPD and KCSO.” Knox County District Attorney Charme Allen
Watch TBI Public Information Officer Leslie Earhart’s full update from the scene here:
This is a developing story and we’ll continue to update the details as they become available.
You may have missed #21
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3832848/posts?page=21#21
Life must go on.
Not just Obama, W Bush let about the same number of moslems after 9/11 as Obama. Each roughly admits to about 875,000 in their terms. God only knows what the truth is. Probably 2 million Muslims have entered our country since 911. Even if this POS is homegrown, the fact that our presidents, the Democratic party, and the GOPe have flooded America with that excreble culture is the proximate cause.
He’s either an import, or local bottom feeder who had his head filled with Islamic poison that has been deliberately flooded into this country. The Saudi’s have been allowed to build something like 1600 mosques in America since 911
Your FR identity does not go unnoticed.
A savage land.
Indeed.
Very well.
Points taken.
Perhaps... we should be doxing / researching this jackal’s circle of influence?
One could wonder why there has been no outbreak of SCS: Sudden Crusade Syndrome.
That would be time well spent.
Unfortunately my skillz are weak in that regard.
Ignore the suspect’s name. Move on citizen, nothing to see here. Just an act of random violence.
#25. Re the killer’s true motive”. Perhaps he thought they were Jewish and just about to eat from a box of Matzoh at a Passover Seder.
At least that could have been his/lawyer’s excuse if he ever went to trial.
Where he is now, there is no Passover, Easter, Christmas or Kwanza Hut. Only “heat” and not a “dry heat”.
RIH -Salaam - Rest in Hell!
Want. Badly.
Don’t get me wrong, I love my 4Runner; the thing’s a tank. However, I do love the older Jeeps and Willys trucks.
CNN is not even carrying the story. Had it been a white man attacking three black women, it would push COVID-19 right off the front page.
It was pretty early
When is enough enough?
A good Amish boy
They’re busy ignoring the Wuhan Flu
Must have got his knife training in France, the Land of Jihad Knifings.
Idris Abdus-Salaam... Doesn’t sound too Irish to me. May he rot in hell.
“I have been a stranger in a strange land.”
Actually Tennessee is Left next to NC. Or is Your map upside down ?
Seriously, Prayers up for all the Victims and Families. Also for the wounded victim and Family. Good shoot Deputy.
Looks to Me like this punk may have been a convert. Durham, Raleigh & Chapel Hill aka Research Triangle Park (RTP) is awash with camelrapingragheadterrorscum pretending to be just Tech Workers when they are just waiting for the GO Order.
This NEVER happens around me! :(
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