Police requesting assistance to find persons of interest in fatal shooting

Published 4:38 pm Thursday, December 1, 2022

The Elizabethton Police Department is requesting assistance from the public in locating two persons of interest in regard to a shooting incident on Nov 30/Dec 1, 2022, at the intersection of Milligan Highway and Oakmont Drive.

The persons of interest are Kimberly Nicole Thomas, 20, white female, 5’2”, 125lbs, blue eyes, blond hair and Cody Alan Miller, 23, white male, 6’2”, 180lbs, hazel eyes, brown hair.

Officers were called to the area of Oakmont Drive to a report of a vehicle driving up and down the road revving its engine about 12:30 a.m. Thursday.

While officers were en route to the noise complaint, a second 911 call reported shots fired in the area. Upon arrival at the scene, officers found a two-vehicle crash. One of the vehicles was occupied by an unresponsive male who had been shot and was dead. There were no other occupants found in either vehicle.

EPD officers were assisted by Carter County Sheriffs’ Deputies, Carter County EMS, and the Elizabethton Fire Department. Elizabethton’s Criminal Investigation Division and Special Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team responded to the scene to continue the investigation and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is assisting the investigators.

Officers and investigators cleared the scene just before 7 a.m. However, the investigation continues into the circumstances surrounding this incident. There is no continued threat to the community involving this incident.

If anyone has any information regarding these individuals, please contact the Elizabethton Police Department and leave a tip at 423-542-7574, contact Jason Shaw, jshaw@elizabethtonpolice.org, 423-542-4141, Criminal Investigations Division- Tips, drugagents1@elizabehtonpolice.org, 423-542-7574 or use the anonymous Tip411 system at https://www.tip411.com/tips/elizabethtonpd/new?alert_id=84015.