| Soaky Mountain Waterpark
shooting suspect indicted on first-degree murder, 7 other charges
The
shooting occurred on July 31, 2021, in the parking lot of Soaky
Mountain Waterpark in Sevier County.
SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. —
WBIR.COM-A Sevier County grand jury has indicted a woman
accused of fatally shooting another woman in the Soaky
Mountain Waterpark parking lot on eight charges including
first-degree murder.
Sarah Elizabeth
Romine, 31, of Knoxville, was indicted on first-degree
murder, five counts of reckless endangerment, and two counts
of aggravated assault.
The shooting happened in the parking lot of Soaky
Mountain Waterpark in Sevier County on July 31, 2021. In
its preliminary investigation, the Sevierville Police
Department said it believed a fight broke out in the
waterpark parking lot, which then escalated into a
shooting.
Warrants showed Romine fired a gun into the front of the
vehicle that Kelsy Cook, 24, of Loudon, and
several others were in. Cook was hit in the neck and was
later pronounced dead after being airlifted to the
University of Tennessee Medical Center, SPD said.
Another woman, Angie Lynn Russell, 23, of Loudon, was shot in the leg during the struggle. SPD said she was taken to LeConte Medical Center and her wounds did not appear to be life-threatening.
Romine had previously been charged with second-degree
murder, multiple counts of aggravated assault, and
possession of a firearm while intoxicated.
Romine has been in the Sevier County Jail since the
shooting.
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