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KPD identifies two victims of double homicide on Ben Hur Avenue

Knoxville Police say two gunshot victims were found inside the building.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Police Department has identified two victims of a weekend double homicide in East Knoxville near the Five Points area.

Officers responded to a call around 4:13 a.m. Sunday morning after a victim arrived at UT Medical Center suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim drove themselves in their own vehicle and appeared to have non-life-threatening injuries.

Officers were told the shooting happened in the 600 block of Ben Hur Avenue near Selma Avenue.

Units responding to that location found two gunshot victims inside the building near 603 Ben Hur Avenue. Jamaica Greenlee 29, and Robert Andrade, 48, were pronounced dead at the scene.

There is no suspect information at this time. 

The victims are not being identified until the next of kin is notified. 

Anyone with information concerning the incident is urged to call Investigator Preston Whillock at 865-215-7315. 

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