Retired Knoxville fire captain dies in accidental shooting on Interstate 640

Retired Knoxville Fire Department Capt. Dennis Noe died in an accidental shooting March 5 on Interstate 640, Knoxville police said.

Noe, 60, of Blaine, was driving a pickup truck on I-640 near Millertown Pike around 5:40 p.m. when a gun being handled by two backseat passengers discharged.

Noe was taken to UT Medical Center, where he died.

“In consultation with the Knox County District Attorney’s Office, no charges have been filed at this time,” Knoxville Police Department spokesman Scott Erland wrote in a news release.

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