Adam Levi
Funeral services will be Wednesday for Adam Kenneth Levi, 39, of Ooltewah, who police say was killed by his father-in-law on Thursday night.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Heritage Funeral Home on East Brainerd Road.
Interment will follow in Lakewood Memory Gardens, East.
The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. on Wednesday until the time of service at Heritage Funeral Home, East Brainerd Road.
Glen Allen Donaldson, 56, is charged with first-degree murder.
Adam Levigraduated from Ooltewah High School in 1996, and went on to receive an associate’s degree from Chattanooga State, with a brief stint at UTC. Most recently, hem worked in the transportation industry with stops at US Xpress and Lipsey Logistics, among others. At the time of his death, he was working with his brother at EverClear Pool and Backyards.
His family said, "Adam had an infectious smile and a jovial demeanor that was accentuated by his trademark laughter. He was a constant student of life and always strived to answer some of the world's most baffling mysteries. Adam Levi centered his life on his friends and family, and truly never met a stranger. Most recently his daughter, Olivia, had become the pinnacle of Adam's world."
The victim was found dead at his home after Donaldson called 911 to report the shooting.
Donaldson was asked by the dispatcher if his son-in-law was still alive. He said, "I doubt it."
The victim was found lying dead in the kitchen floor from a gunshot to the head.
The incident happened around 9 p.m. at the 3900 block of Niles Terrace.
A police report says Levi was going through a divorce with Donaldson's daughter.
Donaldson went to his residence to retrieve a bed rail.
Donaldson said Levi was at the kitchen sink and turned to threaten him with a knife. However, investigators said a knife was not found nearby.
They said the gunshot wound "was inconsistent with a self-defense shot."
When Donaldson was being taken into custody, a pistol was found in the front seat of his truck.