UPDATE (April 14, 2025, 8:15 p.m.): Knoxville Police Department Homicide Unit detectives charged two men in connection to the March 2025 murder of 16-year-old Ayden Russo on Monday.

Following continued and tireless investigation into the death of Russo, who was shot and killed outside of a Louise Avenue home on March 24th, Jaylyn Hudson, DOB 2-10-2004, and Jayden Conwell, DOB 8-19-2005, have been charged with first-degree murder.

With the assistance of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, both Hudson and Conwell were detained earlier today and subsequently questioned by Homicide Unit detectives.

After being questioned, Hudson and Conwell were taken into custody. They have since been booked into the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility.

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The Knoxville Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating an overnight shooting on Louise Avenue that left a teenager dead.

At around 12:15 a.m. on Monday, March 24, 2025, KPD officers were dispatched to the 2500 block of Louise Avenue for a shooting with a victim. Officers arrived on scene, finding a 16-year-old male who had been shot at least one time in the backyard of a Louise Avenue home. Despite life-saving measures, the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers located numerous shell casings in the backyard.

A suspect has not yet been identified or charged, and the investigation remains in the early stages.

Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is urged to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers anonymously at 865-215-7165.