Carlos Cozart Yarbrough, 41, was shot in a parking lot in the Lonsdale area of Knoxville on the evening of October 1, 2024. He was with a group of friends in the 1900 block of Minnesota Avenue at about 10:15 p.m. when an assailant emerged from behind a nearby dumpster and opened fire on the crowd. Yarbrough was struck by at least one bullet, taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center, and died of his injuries.

Knoxville Police investigators say the shooting appears to have been targeted, though there is no evidence that Yarbrough himself was the specific person singled out. Detectives reviewed nearby surveillance footage, canvassed the neighborhood, and urged witnesses to come forward. One year after the killing no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced; the department continues to accept tips as the investigation remains active.

If anyone was in that parking lot or has information about who might have been involved, please share what you know with Knoxville Police.