TBI Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Wayne County

THE TBI IS INVESTIGATING AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN WAYNE COUNTY THAT OCCURRED THURSDAY NIGHT. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THAT A DEPUTY WITH THE WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ENCOUNTERED A MALE SUBJECT IN THE AREA OF DOGWOOD FLATS. THE MALE FIRED AT THE DEPUTY DURING THAT INTERACTION, THEN FLED ON FOOT. TROOPERS FROM THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL ASSISTED IN THE SEARCH AND THE SUBJECT WAS LOCATED ON HIGHWAY 13 SOUTH IN COLLINWOOD. INITIAL REPORTS INDICATE THE SUBJECT FIRED AT A TROOPER, WHO RETURNED FIRE. TWO OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AT THE SCENE ALSO FIRED AT THE SUSPECT. THE MAN SUSTAINED A GUNSHOT INJURY AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL MEDICAL CENTER, WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. HE IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD ON AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT OUT OF ALABAMA. NO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WERE INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT.

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