Halls Rural King shooting suspect denied bond
Larry McBee, the 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing a Rural King employee, was denied bond Friday.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing a Rural King employee the week of Christmas was in court Friday, where a judge denied him bond.
A judge set Larry Ray McBee’s bond at $2 million for a second degree murder charge for the Dec. 21, shooting of 23-year-old Tristan Smith. The judge had originally set a bond for other charges, which was revoked, according to officials with the Knox Co. District Attorney’s Office.
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McBee was out on bond from previous charges when the shooting happened.
Around 10:40 a.m. on Dec. 21, officers responded to the Rural King for a possible shooting. Once on the scene, deputies learned that McBee was attempting to shoplift ammunition and bungee cords when Smith approached him.
“Once we put it out on social media, then we started getting some leads to look at and follow up on,” Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler said. “That’s kind of how it all started. And with the help of not only Blount County but Grainger County, getting information from them as well, it helped out.”
McBee is next scheduled to be in court on Oct. 30.
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