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Two suspects questioned in fatal Hixson bar stabbing

The Hixson Pike bar Rumors, where Shawn Russell, 36, was stabbed to death just after 1 a.m. on April 5, is seen later that day.
The Hixson Pike bar Rumors, where Shawn Russell, 36, was stabbed to death just after 1 a.m. on April 5, is seen later that day. The Hixson Pike bar Rumors, where Shawn Russell, 36, was stabbed to death just after 1 a.m. on April 5, is seen later that day.

By Shelly Bradbury 2 min read

photo Johnathan Paul Harvey, 27, left, and William Matthew Harvey, 25, who investigators believe were involved in the stabbing death of 36-year-old Shawn Russell.

After a brief hunt, police located

two men believed to be involved

in a bar brawl in Hixson that left a another man dead, a Chattanooga Police Department spokesman said Friday.

Shawn Russell, 36, was stabbed to death during the brawl at Rumors Bar on Hixson Pike around 1 a.m. on April 5.

Police said Friday they had interviewed the two suspects, Johnathan Paul Harvey, 27, and William Matthew Harvey, 25. Both men initially fled the scene together in a dark SUV.

A citizen alerted police to the men’s locations and then both men met with investigators willingly, according to police. Neither man has been arrested.