Destiny Rytel Jones, 24, of Clinton, Tennessee, died after a chain of violent events that began in the early morning hours of May 15, 2023. Jones was shot in the parking lot of Bebo’s Cafe on Gleason Drive in West Knoxville; the gunshot wound was later determined to be non-fatal. She was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Isaac D. Armes, the 23-year-old father of her child, who was reportedly intoxicated and speeding while trying to take her to the hospital.

The car left the roadway on the Kingston Pike ramp to Alcoa Highway in a single-vehicle crash. Jones was ejected and died at the scene; an autopsy concluded the fatal injuries were from the crash. Jones was a 2017 graduate of Clinton High School and worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant at NHC in Farragut; family and friends remember her as a vibrant young mother to her son Ke’Andre with a warm, infectious smile.

Anyone who knew Destiny or witnessed events that night is urged to share information with Knoxville authorities.