Knoxville, Tennessee – The Knoxville Police Department has announced two arrests in connection to the March 2025 murder of 16-year-old Ayden Russo.
In a news release, KPD said that Jaylyn Hudson and Jayden Conwell had been charged with First-Degree Murder.
They were detained on Monday and questioned by Homicide Unit detectives. The suspects have been booked into the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility.
Around 12:15 a.m. on March 24, 2025, KPD officers responded to the 2500 block of Louise Avenue for a shooting with a victim.
At the scene, officers found a 16-year-old male suffering from at least one gunshot wound in the backyard of a residence. The victim passed away at the scene.
No other details are available at this time.
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