Kingsport Police Investigating Reports of Shots Fired near Lovedale Drive, Officers ask commuters avoid certain areas near scene

Kingsport Police are investigating reports of shots fired near the 500 block of Lovedale Drive.

Officers responded to that area around 6:30 a.m Friday morning and currently investigating. Police say out of an abundance of caution, some adjacent roadways have been temporarily closed for safety. These areas are as follows: the entirety of Lovedale Drive and the section of Clinchfield Street from Center Street to Stone Drive. Citizens are asked to plan ahead and avoid the area for the time being.

According to Kingsport City Schools Assistant Superintendent Andy True, Andrew Jackson Elementary is operating on normal status and is not on lockdown.

This is all of the information we have right now, and we’ll work to get more updates as it becomes available.