2020 Knox County stabbing

2020 Knox County stabbing
Knoxville is located in Tennessee
Knoxville
Knoxville
Knoxville (Tennessee)
Knoxville is located in the United States
Knoxville
Knoxville
Knoxville (the United States)
Location7210 Strawberry Plains Pike
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Coordinates35°59′57″N 83°46′40.5″W / 35.99917°N 83.777917°W / 35.99917; -83.777917
Date7 April 2020 (2020-04-07)
c. 7 a.m. (UTC-4:00)
TargetTruck stop patrons
Attack type
Mass stabbing
WeaponsKnife
Deaths4 (including the perpetrator)
Injured1
PerpetratorIdris Abdus-Salaam

The 2020 Knox County stabbing occurred on April 7, 2020, shortly before 7 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, when Idris Abdus-Salaam stabbed to death three women and injured a fourth at a Pilot truck stop a few miles east of Knoxville, Tennessee, located at 7210 Strawberry Plains Pike. Abdus-Salaam was then shot and killed by a responding police officer on the scene.[1]

  1. ^ "Knox County DA to make announcement on deadly Pilot stabbing, officer involved shooting". WVLT.