On May 18, 2023, 48-year-old Chickenia Livingston was shot and killed in the backyard of a Knoxville home after a dispute between 76-year-old John Rooker DeLoach and another person turned violent. DeLoach struck the other individual with a walking cane; that person took the cane and struck DeLoach back. DeLoach then produced a handgun and began firing. Livingston, who was not part of the initial argument but was known to DeLoach, was struck by gunfire and later pronounced dead.

After the shooting DeLoach barricaded himself inside the residence, prompting a roughly three-hour standoff with the Knoxville Police Department; negotiators ultimately secured his surrender and he was taken into custody. At the time of these events DeLoach was arrested and charged in connection with the killing.

Are there details about Livingston’s life or about the scene that someone who knew her or was nearby that day can share?