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KCSO Identifies Victim, who had a Gunshot Wound, from Powell Fire

Feb 12, 2026 | 8:58 PM

Knox County, TN (WOKI) – The Knox County Sheriff’s Office identifies the man found dead inside a mobile home which burned in Powell.

They say 33-year-old Josha Luke Smith was found with gunshot wound inside the home on Saturday.

Rural Metro Fire says they later discovered Smith had died from something other than the fire. An autopsy is being done and KCSO will release Smith’s cause of death once it’s complete.