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KPD: Suspect arrested after reports of shots fired during domestic dispute in West Knoxville

Police asked people to avoid the area while they responded to the incident.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — UPDATE (9 p.m.): Police said that at around 6 p.m. on Friday, officers responded to calls about a domestic disturbance on the 7100 block of Cheshire Drive. Reports said that a man left a home and shot at a car in the driveway.

A woman victim fled the home and was later found unharmed, officials said.

After officers arrived at the home, they found the man. Police said that he had a handgun and ran back into the home, refusing to come out. Negotiators responded while the Special Operations Squad secured the area, officials said.

After around two and a half hours of negotiations, the man left the home and was arrested without further incident, according to a release from officials.

Police are continuing to investigate the incident. No injuries were reported.

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The Knoxville Police Department said negotiators were on the scene of a reported domestic dispute Friday evening.

They said that they received reports that shots were fired in the 7100 block of Cheshire Drive. As of 8 p.m. police said that negotiators were trying to make contact with a suspect.

They said he was a man. No additional information about the suspect was available.

Information about the cause of the incident, any injuries, or identifying information about the suspect was not immediately available. This story will be updated when more information is available.

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