On the evening of December 29, 2019, brothers Christian Haley, 20, and Joshua Haley, 19, were fatally shot inside their apartment at Rocky Top Apartments in North Knoxville. The shootings were reported about 5:41 p.m. Investigators concluded the brothers were targeted in a robbery aimed at stealing marijuana; a violent confrontation followed and both men died at the scene. Christian was shot eight times and Joshua five times. Christian’s girlfriend was pregnant at the time and their child was born the day after the killings.

Authorities arrested three suspects. James Allen, 33, and a 17-year-old were charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of especially aggravated robbery, along with evading arrest for Allen. A 16-year-old taken into custody faced the same murder and aggravated robbery charges and was later transferred for adult prosecution. Allen was later convicted and sentenced to a lengthy prison term; a different teen defendant pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received a 25-year sentence.

Does anyone have information about the Rocky Top Apartments or the brothers’ circle around late December 2019 that could help fill gaps in the timeline?