On the night of February 3, 2024, 40-year-old Cynthia Brown was found with severe head trauma at an apartment complex on Saint Francis Way in Knoxville. She was taken to the UT Medical Center, where a gunshot wound was discovered; she was pronounced dead in the early hours of February 4.

Knoxville Police Homicide Unit investigators report the fatal bullet came from a handgun fired in the apartment directly adjacent to Brown’s. A person from that neighboring unit was detained and questioned; the Knoxville Police Department has referred the matter to the Knox County District Attorney’s Office for review to determine whether charges will be filed. The investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone who lived nearby that night or has information about activity at Saint Francis Way on February 3 can help, please share what you know with investigators.