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KPD looking for killer of man found in car

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Investigators with the Knoxville Police Department hope the public can help them solve the murder of a man found shot to death in a vehicle.

KPD was called to Fairfax Avenue on Saturday to check out a vehicle stopped in the road.

They found Benjamin Jernigan, 29, dead inside the vehicle, and have determined his death was a homicide.

Investigators are trying to retrace his steps prior to being killed. If anyone has any information on where he may have been between the hours of 3:30 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. on October 8, they'd like to hear from you. If you have any information, you are asked to call the Knoxville Police Department at 865-215-7000.

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