Isiah Lorenz Jones was 20 when he was shot on the afternoon of July 18, 2018, on Porter Avenue in East Knoxville. He was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center with a life-threatening gunshot wound and later died. A promising athlete who played football and basketball, Jones had celebrated his birthday two weeks earlier and had learned he was going to be a father.

Police said Jones and a friend had arranged to meet individuals on Porter Avenue for what was described as a drug transaction that turned into a robbery. Investigators found a large amount of money at the scene and reported up to four suspects fleeing on foot. A 19-year-old person of interest, David Avon Howell III, was taken into custody, questioned, and charged with felony murder; he was booked on a $300,000 bond. Officers said they were following several leads and interviewing other persons of interest.

Six months after the shooting Jones’s daughter was born. His family marks his birthday as Jones Day to honor his memory. If anyone has information about the July 18, 2018 shooting on Porter Avenue, please share what is known.