Joshua Hoffpauir Killed by Justin Armstrong, Mark McNabney, Tyler Hansen and Lance Chandler

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Category: Police - City
Old Crime Scene Address:
Bluegrass Road
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Police responded to the report of an armed robbery around 9 p.m. Officers found an SUV with three men inside. The driver refused to stop, and officers pursued them. As officers were ordering the men out, officers fired shots and struck all three men. The driver, Joshua Hoffpauir, was pronounced dead the scene while Mitchell Gagel, 23, and Tiffany Leshay Mynatt, 38, were injured.

Killer: Justin Armstrong, Mark McNabney, Tyler Hansen and Lance Chandler

Agency: Sevierville Police Department

Motive: Robbery

Confrontation Type: Violent Crime

Service Call: Yes

Body Camera: No

Official Disposition: Pending investigation

Victim Name: Joshua Hoffpauir

Death Date: December 17, 2020

County: Sevier

Geography: Rural

Gender: Male

Age: 33

Race: White

Cause of Death: Gunshot

Criminal Charges: No known charges

Mental Illness: No

Armed: Allegedly Armed

Weapon: other

Threat Level: other

Fleeing: Car

Washington Post Database ID: 6440

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