Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Angela Payne was killed after she was struck by a vehicle while she was investigating a shooting call on Byington-Beaver Ridge Road in Knoxville.
She and another officer had responded to a business when the sheriff's department received a 911 call about a possible shooting around 1:40 a.m. Because there was no shoulder on the road, both officers parked in the northbound lane of the two-lane road with emergency lights activated. While standing in the southbound lane, both officers were struck from behind by another driver. They were transported by ambulance to the University of Tennessee Medical Center, where Deputy Payne remained on life support until her organs could be donated. The second officer was admitted in critical condition.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Payne gave the Knox County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Knoxville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Payne.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Angela K. Payne is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Knox County Sheriff's Dept., 3 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Angela K. Payne's cause is highlighted.
How Angela K. Payne Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Angela K. Payne is highlighted in Feb.
Others Who Wore This Badge
10 officers from Knox County Sheriff's Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
