On Wednesday night, members of the Knoxville Police Department’s Community Engagement Response Team took 18-year-old Robert Brabson into custody at an apartment on West Parkway Avenue.

Brabson was wanted for attempted first-degree murder and employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, charges that were the result of a shooting that happened on Sunday, April 27 on E. Hill Avenue.

On April 27 at around 11:30 a.m., KPD officers responded to 1246 Austin Homes Boulevard, where they found a 16-year-old male who had been shot in the leg. The victim was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Further investigation revealed that the victim had been shot at an apartment complex at 1117 E. Hill Avenue before he fled to the Austin Homes apartment complex. It is believed that the shooting stemmed from a dispute regarding a stolen firearm.

Continued investigation led by the KPD Homicide and Violent Crimes Unit detectives identified Brabson as the suspect in the shooting.