A chain of shootings in Knoxville in winter 2015 ended with the death of 23-year-old Brandon Perry. The violence reportedly began with an exchange of gunfire in the Western Heights area, escalated after Perry’s mother, Lisa Perry, was shot and wounded in her East Knoxville home, and drew in additional people seeking retaliation.

After learning of the shooting of Lisa Perry, Brandon Perry and several other men allegedly drove to the Lonsdale neighborhood and are believed to have fired multiple shots into a group, killing 15-year-old high school football player Zaevion Dobson, who was caught in the crossfire. In the early morning hours of December 18, 2015, Perry was pursued while driving, shot multiple times, crashed his car into an apartment building, and died soon after from his wounds.

Police investigated the scene; two other men who had been in Perry’s car fled. Christopher Bassett was arrested after the crash, and investigators identified Kipling Deshawn Colbert, Jr. as a person of interest thought to have information. Investigators believed the shootings were gang-related.

Does anyone have information about the events in Western Heights or Lonsdale on the nights described?