Deionta Bailey, 35 of Powell, Tennessee, has been charged with attempted second-degree murder among other charges following a shooting incident that occurred on Sunday afternoon at a Chapman Highway business.

At around 4:40 p.m. on Sunday, January 26, 2025, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the JMC Smoke Shop located at 4026 Chapman Highway to investigate a shooting.

Once on scene, officers learned that the suspect later identified as Bailey had been asked to leave the JMC Smoke Shop, became angry and assaulted the store clerk. Bailey then fired multiple rounds from the parking lot towards the front of the store. One of those gunshots grazed the upper arm of a bystander, a 50-year-old man who sitting in a parked car in the parking lot. That individual was treated for minor injuries and released from the scene.

Through further investigation, officers determined that Bailey fled from the scene in a white GMC SUV with a registered address in Powell. Anderson County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to that address and located the suspect vehicle. KPD Community Engagement Response Team officers then responded to the scene as well, where Bailey was detained.

Detectives spoke with Bailey, who admitted to firing multiple shots towards the front of the JMC Smoke Shop. Bailey was subsequently charged with attempted second-degree murder, felony reckless endangerment and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.

Bailey was booked into the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility at around 5 a.m. this morning.