Suspect in drive-by, Shell gas station shootings taken into custody

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – The suspect in a pair of shootings that took place on July 20 in Knoxville was arrested Friday.

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On July 20, according to court records, 20-year-old Robert Steed fired several shots into a home on Hazen Street because a man who lives in the home allegedly slept with the mother of his child.

Later that day, Steed encountered the man, identified as 23-year-old Dereke Upton, at the Shell grocery store on Summit Hill Drive, and a verbal confrontation escalated into a fight that “ultimately escalated into gunplay,” court records say.

Derek Upton(JIM)

Police said an investigation determined Steed fired multiple shots at Upton as he ran, but Steed suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. Investigators said ballistics tests showed the round that injured Steed came from his own gun.

Upton was taken into custody later that night and charged with aggravated assault in connection with the shooting.

On Thursday, the Knoxville Police Department said they were looking for Steed, and on Friday, Steed was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and reckless endangerment.

Steed, who was released on bond Saturday morning, is scheduled to appear in court Monday morning, according to court records.