Police say the boy’s brother has been charged with voluntary manslaughter following Tuesday morning’s death.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Smokies.LIVE Information Center) — The brother of a 12-year-old boy who was found dead at a Cecil Avenue home Tuesday morning has been charged with voluntary manslaughter, according to Knoxville police.
Officers responded to the home around 7:50 a.m. Tuesday to investigate the boy’s death.
Police initially said the cause of death was undetermined and that the investigation was in its early stages, pending further examination by personnel with the Regional Forensic Center.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Additional details about the circumstances surrounding the death and the charges were not immediately available.
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Cause of death remains undetermined as investigators await further examination.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Smokies.LIVE Information Center) — Knoxville Police are investigating the death of a 12-year-old boy after officers responded to a home on Cecil Avenue Tuesday morning.
KPD says officers were called to the home at approximately 7:50 a.m. to investigate the boy’s death.
The cause of death is currently undetermined and is pending further examination by personnel with the Regional Forensic Center.
Police say the investigation remains in its early stages and is ongoing.
KPD says additional information will be released as the investigation progresses.
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