Justin Goins, 27, was reported missing from Knoxville, Tennessee on March 31, 2022. Witnesses saw his car parked on Leon Drive beside a maroon Chrysler minivan; when they approached the minivan its driver, later identified as 25-year-old Darius Smith, fled. Goins’ vehicle disappeared and was later found abandoned on French Road with traces of blood in a cupholder despite being cleaned with chemical agents.

On April 1 police got a license plate reader hit on the Chrysler and tried to stop it. Smith led officers on a high-speed chase and crashed into a tree at Elm Street and Virginia Avenue. He fled on foot and was captured hiding under a bed in a nearby home. Officers found Goins’ body in the back of the wrecked minivan; an autopsy later showed he had been shot multiple times.

Smith was arrested on charges including first-degree murder, felony evading arrest, and reckless driving. Investigators reported Smith had been in a relationship with an ex-girlfriend of Goins. Does anyone have information about Goins’ last known movements or the Leon Drive neighborhood that could help clarify what happened?