1 dead, 1 injured, 2 arrested after Smokey Mountain water park shooting
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. Aug 3 2021
The Knox County American Medical Response has confirmed that Sarah Romine, the woman accused of shooting two women in the Smoky Mountain Waterpark parking lot, is an EMT.
Romine is on unpaid administrative leave pending an investigation. Her leave will remain in effect until the resolution of the investigation by local authorities, according to AMR.
According to the Sevierville Police Department, one woman is dead and another hurt after a shooting Saturday night in the parking lot of Soaky Mountain Waterpark.
Kelsy Cook, 24, of Loudon was airlifted to the University of Tennessee Medical Center where she was later pronounced dead, SPD said.
Angie Rusell, 23, of Loudon was transferred to LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville. Her injuries appear to be non-life threatening, according to SPD.
Three people were initially detained, however, only two have been arrested in connection with the shooting, SPD said.
Sarah Romine, 31, of Knoxville, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, multiple counts of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm while intoxicated, according to SPD.
Joshua Dannels, 30, of Crossville was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm while intoxicated, SPD said.
According to SPD, preliminary investigation indicates an altercation occurred in the waterpark parking lot which then escalated into a shooting. The investigation remains ongoing.
“The Soaky Mountain management team is committed to our guests’ safety and we are deeply saddened by the events that occurred in our parking lot on Saturday evening after our waterpark closed,” the General Manager of Soaky Mountain Waterpark, Dave Andrews, said. “The Sevierville Police Department is overseeing this investigation and we are fully cooperating with them.”
The Sevierville Police Department said they responded to calls of a shooting at Soaky Mountain Waterpark on Saturday evening, just after 8 p.m. A spokesperson for Soaky Mountian said that it happened in the parking lot.
