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KPD searching for suspect in Keith Avenue shooting

Police said the suspect took off in the victim's gold Chevrolet Cobalt towards Western Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Monday.

UPDATE: A shooting victim who initially told police he was carjacked while offering to give a man a ride now says the alleged carjacker was his drug dealer, according to Knoxville Police.

Police said 29-year-old Joshua Gifford changed his story of how the shooting happened during a follow-up interview at the hospital.

Gifford, who police say has non life-threatening injuries, eventually told investigators he was at the park to meet his drug dealer, and his drug dealer robbed and shot him.

The shooting is under investigation.

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Police said the suspect took off in the victim's gold Chevrolet Cobalt towards Western Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Monday.

The suspect has been described as a young, black male, wearing a blue shirt.

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