Police say Mills showed up at his in-laws' home. Relatives say he appeared high on drugs and wanted to see his 2-year-old daughter. They say that when they allowed him to see her, he grabbed the child and took off in an SUV that later ran out of gas. Police found Mills with the child walking on a dangerous stretch of Hwy 223. They say that Mills refused to cooperate with them and a fight broke out, and he was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Jessie Mills
Agency Responsible: Knox County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Race: White
Date of Death: June 29, 2016
County: Knox
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Drug or alcohol use
Armed: Unclear
Weapon: undetermined
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 1672
Geography: Rural