Kenny Moats was a 32-year-old Maryville Police Officer with nine years on the force when he was shot and killed on August 25, 2016, while responding to a domestic violence call in Alcoa, Tennessee. Officers had been to the home on Alcoa Trail earlier that day for a dispute between Brian Keith Stalans and his father and left after finding no probable cause. A later call reported someone at the residence was armed.

Moats, assigned to the Fifth Judicial District Drug Task Force, and another detective arrived to assist patrol units. They parked about 70 yards from the house and helped get the suspect’s father to safety. As they took cover behind their vehicle, Stalans fired from the garage; Moats was struck in the neck by a single .45 caliber bullet. The other detective and a Blount County deputy returned fire and took 44-year-old Brian Keith Stalans into custody. Investigators found a letter in the home in which Stalans blamed his family and local authorities, and they described the attack as a planned ambush.

If anyone knew Officer Moats, his assignment, or was near Alcoa Trail that day, please share what you remember.