On the morning of March 26, 2021, 40-year-old Harry Walker Fersner Jr. was fatally shot after a road rage confrontation on Dry Gap Pike in North Knox County, Tennessee. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 1700 block of Dry Gap Pike; two vehicles, a 1999 Honda and a 2017 Toyota 4Runner, were towed from the scene as part of the investigation.

Fersner was a husband of 20 years and father of two daughters, who had recently taken in two nieces after the sudden death of his sister. Four people were taken into custody for questioning immediately after the incident, but no charges were filed at that time. An incident report named 40-year-old Russell Zellers as both a complainant and a witness, and the investigation was referred to the Knox County District Attorney General’s Office for review.

A service was held at Salem Baptist Church and the family requested donations to a memorial fund for his four girls instead of flowers. If anyone witnessed the March 26 traffic dispute or has information about what happened, please come forward.