A domestic killing in Lenoir City ended the life of 47-year-old Chirito Garcia on the evening of Thursday, August 12, 2021. Officers were sent to 810 Bell Avenue about 9:40 p.m. after a 911 call by Timothy Hansen, her 49-year-old boyfriend. Garcia was found in a bathroom with a fatal gunshot wound to the head; paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.

The Lenoir City Police Department’s investigation identified Hansen as the primary suspect. Investigators concluded he had shot Garcia and then called for help. After evidence was presented to the 9th District Attorney, a warrant for first-degree murder was issued and Hansen was taken into custody and booked into the Loudon County Jail; he reportedly admitted to killing Garcia at the shared residence.

Are there details about Chirito Garcia’s life in Lenoir City or the neighborhood around 810 Bell Avenue that anyone can share?