Cedric Isom, 29, was fatally shot in a busy parking lot in Knoxville on the night of August 14, 2022. Officers found two men shot in the lot of Bebo’s Cafe on Gleason Drive just before 1:50 a.m.; Isom was pronounced dead at the scene and the other victim suffered a nonfatal leg wound and was taken to hospital. Investigators say at least two people opened fire while numerous people were present, but the sequence of events and motive remain unclear.

The Knoxville Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit opened an immediate investigation and has asked the public for help identifying witnesses or those involved. No public suspect information or charges have been released.

If anyone was at Bebo’s Cafe that night or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.