Body cam: What happened on the July 2020 I-40 shootout in Knoxville 

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Body camera video from the Knox County Sheriff's Office shows what happened the evening of July 14, 2020 when a police pursuit of a wanted Florida man turned into a shootout on an interstate in the heart of Knoxville. MORE: bit.ly/3e9HmCQ
After a chase on Interstate 40 through the heart of Knoxville, the gunman and police traded nearly 70 shots between them. When it was over, Cristhian Eliud Ramos-Murillo was mortally wounded and his 21-year-old passenger was critically wounded.
Now on WBIR.com, you’ll see THP cruiser footage and Knox County bodycam video as the chase and fatal shooting unfolded above the Old City. You’ll watch the dramatic THP maneuver that brought the pursuit to a halt. And you’ll hear from the Knox County deputy who came eye to eye with the gunman, trading shots with him from inside the patrol car he calls “a coffin.” bit.ly/3e9HmCQ
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