Gunshots rang out in the Fort once again on Saturday morning at 5:30 a.m. when Turner Mull, age 22, was shot at 1623 Forest Ave.
The shooting was originally reported to The Daily Beacon Monday afternoon by a concerned parent. No official UT Alert was issued by the university. KPD is heading the investigation with the assistance of UTPD.
“We’re still searching for a suspect,” said KPD officer Darrell Debusk. “At this point we are analyzing evidence and conducting interviews.”
Abigail Delvaux, a graduate student in education, shared her concerns as a resident of Fort Sanders.
“I had no knowledge of this shooting and was not sent a UT Alert text about it either,” Delvaux said. “It is hard for me to feel safe when I do not know when and where crimes are occurring. I wonder if there have been other crimes that have not been reported. As a student of UT, I feel as if my safety is being jeopardized.”
UT’s administration did not believe a UT Alert was necessary given their knowledge of the situation.
“The university did not issue a UT Alert because based on the information that we received there was no ongoing threat to the campus community,” Karen Simsen, director of media and internal relations, said in a statement.
Title 20, section 1092, subsection f of the Clery Act states that the campus community must be informed of any “serious or ongoing” crimes that threaten safety.
Mull is a graduate of Independence High School near Franklin, Tenn.