Katelyn Marie Slivenski was 24 when she was found dead in the early morning of June 30, 2020, in Knoxville’s Western Heights neighborhood. First responders located her unresponsive outside an apartment complex in the 1200 block of Better Tomorrow Drive at about 7:00 AM; she had sustained at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. The death was ruled a homicide and the body was taken to the Regional Forensic Center for autopsy.

The Knoxville Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit opened an investigation that remains active with no arrests announced. Several persons of interest have been questioned but no suspects have been publicly identified. Family members say Katelyn’s power had gone out and she was looking to charge her phone; she was allegedly approached by a couple who offered help and was last seen walking away with them. The sister also mentioned she believed drugs might have been involved, a detail not confirmed by investigators.

Anyone who knew Katelyn or saw activity in the 1200 block of Better Tomorrow Drive around 7:00 AM on June 30, 2020, is asked to share information with Knoxville Police.