At that same time, a 22-year-old Kingsport man was also shot and remains in critical condition.
According to the Kingsport Police Department, officers responded to the scene at about 11:30 p.m. in reference to a shooting. Officers determined the man and woman had just been shot in the roadway, but had been taken to a local hospital by another person just prior to their arrival.
One victim, Josephine Helmandollar, 20, succumbed to her wounds. The second victim, a 22-year-old black male whose name was not released, was in critical condition on Wednesday.
The Times News spoke with three residents who live in the 4100 block of Skyland Drive, but none said they heard any shots fired around the time of the incident Tuesday night.