Floyd Allender

SODDY DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF) — A Soddy Daisy man has been arrested for murder following a shooting Monday night.

On September 22, 2025, at 11:10 p.m., officers with the Soddy Daisy Police Department (SDPD) responded to the 11000 block of Davenport Road in regards to a shooting call.

Upon arrival, officers located the victim walking towards them with an apparent gunshot wound to his face.

The SDPD said the victim was covered in blood and couldn’t tell officers what happened.

A nearby resident told officers that the victim walked down to their camper screaming he had been shot.

After clearing the residence, officers entered the home and found Floyd Allender standing in the living room.

Allender admitted to officers he had shot the victim multiple times and “hoped that it

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