Pilot stabbing  Three killed, one injured at Tennessee truck stop
Channel: Chipmunks tv
Date: 2020-04-08

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Three people were killed and a fourth was wounded in a stabbing attack at a truck stop in Tennessee Tuesday morning that ended when the suspect was shot and killed by a responding sheriff's deputy, authorities confirmed

The attack was reported to 911 shortly before 7 a.m. at a Pilot Travel Center just off Interstate 40. Investigators have yet to establish a motive for the violence, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Leslie Earhart said

“At this point that's what we're trying to determine,” she said

All three women killed in the attack were Pilot employees, Pilot CEO Jimmy Haslam confirmed in a statement. They are Joyce Whaley, 57; Patricia Denise Nibbe, 51; and Nettie R. Spencer, 41. They were pronounced dead at the scene

A fourth victim, a female customer, remains hospitalized. Her condition was not immediately available



"Today is a difficult day for the Pilot Company family," Haslam said in the statement. "We are devastated to confirm the loss of three team members and the injury of a guest after an act of violence at our Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, location this morning

"It is with heavy hearts that we extend our deepest sympathy to the families and loved ones of the victims. We are providing support and counseling to the families and our team We are working closely with local authorities