VICTIM KILLED IN SHOOTING NEAR SUNNIGHT LOUNGE ON MARYVILLE PIKE IDENTIFIED

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Knoxville police have identified the victim who died after a shooting Sunday morning in South Knoxville as Zacharia Nahimana, 21.

The shooting happened near the Sunnight Lounge on Maryville Pike around 2:40 a.m.

When officers arrived on the scene, they found one person suffering from life-threatening injuries.

Back in 2017, the District Attorney’s office shut Sunnight Lounge down under the nuisance law.

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In 2017, District Attorney General Charme Allen filed a petition. According to the petition, Sunnight Lounge has been the scene of repeated shootings and other violent altercations over the past four months. Since February, Allen says two people were shot while at the club. She also said police were called on two separate occasions to report shots fired at the club.