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Man Fatally Shoots Woman In Roane County; Shoots At Deputies During Standoff

By Peg Broadcasting News Feb 10, 2023 | 4:33 PM

Authorities arrested a man involved in the fatal shooting of a woman in Roane County early Friday morning.  Deputies were called to 262 De Armond Road where they discovered 24-year-old Deeta Shavesha Weaver lying in the yard next to a mobile home and suffering from a gunshot wound.  She was later pronounced dead by EMS. The suspect, 50-year-old Clifford Amos Koontz, reportedly fired shots at Deputies as they walked towards the home. Koontz refused to come out of the mobile home for almost two hours until police finally talked him into surrendering. WVLT reports that  Koontz was charged with first-degree murder, three counts of attempted murder of a police officer, aggravated assault during a domestic and aggravated kidnapping. No one else was injured. (RCSO-Clifford Amos Koontz)