Knoxville man facing attempted first-degree murder charge after woman shot
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Knoxville man was charged with attempted first-degree murder after allegedly shooting a woman in a domestic incident Monday, court records say.
Dustin Finchum was attempted first-degree murder and taken into custody, according to court records. He is scheduled to appear in court Thursday morning.
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Law enforcement officers were sent to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in response to a victim with a gunshot wound to the lower part of her neck, the document says. The victim told officers that she lived in a camper with Finchum and she and Finchum argued about her phone.
'It was verbal, then it got physical,' the general sessions narrative quoted her as saying. She told law enforcement that Finchum had hit her in the face.
The victim did not want him to see her phone, so she attempted to break it, she said. At that moment, Finchum shot her, the victim reported. Believing she was going to die, she went to the main residence at the property where she told Finchum's mother that she wanted to go to the hospital, court records explain.
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Finchum's mother told law enforcement that the victim had come to her door, her shirt covered in blood, according to court records. She then took the victim to the hospital, she said.
The victim's mother also showed law enforcement texts from the victim from the prior two weeks saying, 'Dustin's pulling guns on me.'
Officers found Finchum near his residence and detained him. They also found a handgun on his person. He was taken into custody without incident, invoking his Miranda Rights.
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If you or someone you know is involved in a domestic violence situation, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or visit their website at www.thehotline.org.
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