Officers said that an elderly woman who was being treated at UTMC grabbed a gun from her purse and fired a round into the ground.

KPD said that due to the patient’s "compromised medical and mental state," no charges are being filed.

UTMC statement: "...there was an accidental discharge of a firearm in a patient room...

Accidental discharge? Hope she /her family don't get to keep the gun.

We’re scared to go out’: Man speaks out about violent assault in downtown Knoxville.

A Knoxville man, who chose to remain anonymous, was out with his wife on Christmas Day enjoying a movie, Christmas lights, and dinner. While walking home that evening near the intersection of Gay Street and Depot Avenue the man was attacked. ...Struck in the head multiple times with a metal pole and left stunned, he dodged swing after swing while protecting his wife, before finally taking the attacker to the ground.

Yikes!