John Mack Jr., 24, was shot in the head and later died after intervening in a domestic dispute on May 20, 2022, at the corner of Texas Avenue and Pascal in Knoxville, Tennessee. According to accounts, he stepped in to help a woman who was being threatened by a man identified as Roshan Smith, who reportedly had a handgun. Mack was placed on life support for a couple of days before succumbing to his injuries. His family described him as a hero, and his organs were donated to help others.

The Knoxville Police Department identified Roshan Smith as the suspect; Smith was taken into custody and arrested in connection with Mack’s death. The community mourned Mack’s death and remembered his intervention as an act of courage.

If anyone witnessed the shooting, the confrontation beforehand, or remembers seeing either man in that area on May 20, 2022, please share what you know.