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Two wounded in East Knoxville shooting overnight

The incident happened shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday.

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — A man and woman were both wounded after an overnight shooting in East Knoxville, a news release from the Knoxville Police Department said Thursday.

KPD responded to the incident at about 1:10 a.m. after receiving a call of shots fired in the 2500 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. 

Both people were taken to UT Medical Center and had wounds that were not life-threatening, the release said.

KPD's Violent Crimes Unit is investigating the shooting. 

Anyone with any information is asked to call the Crime and Drug Hotline at 865-215-7212. Callers can leave tips anonymously. 

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