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Police identify teen found dead after shooting on Dutch Valley Drive

Officers said they found a male victim inside with at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene around 8 p.m.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — UPDATE: The man found shot to death Sunday night on Dutch Valley Drive has been identified as Kenneth Anderson Jr., age 19.

Knoxville Police Department confirmed Anderson's identity Wednesday afternoon.

Authorities responded to a shooting call about 7:50 p.m. Sunday at a home in the 1500 block of Dutch Valley.

Anderson was found inside with at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead.

In September 2019, he was charged with killing a goose in the city after video surfaced of him hurtling an object at several of the birds, records show. He pleaded guilty to destruction of wildlife in November 2019 and got a suspended sentence.

No details yet on who may have shot Anderson.

PREVIOUS STORY: A man is dead after a fatal shooting Sunday night on Dutch Valley Drive, according to the Knoxville Police Department.

Officers responded to a residence in the 1500 block of Dutch Valley Drive on the report of a shooting with a victim around 7:50 p.m.

Officers said they found a male victim inside with at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene around 8 p.m.

Violent Crimes Unit investigators and Crime Lab personnel responded to the scene to begin the investigation, which remains in the preliminary stages, according to KPD.

The identity of the victim is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Additional information will be released as it becomes available. 

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