Getting your Trinity Audio player ready. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting death that occurred during a standoff Saturday afternoon involving Carter County Sheriff’s Office deputies. According to a TBI release, deputies responded to a report of vandalism around 2: 30 p. m. Saturday at a residence in the 100 block of Jarrett Buck Loop Road in Johnson City, where they found a man armed with a gun, who subsequently barricaded himself in the residence. Deputies attempted to get the man to surrender using chemical agents and other non-lethal means. When deputies tried to enter the room where the man was barricaded, he fired at them. He also fired shots at a law enforcement drone, eventually destroying it. Deputies once again attempted to get the subject to surrender using a fire department water hose. At that point, for reasons still under investigation, deputies fired shots and the man was struck. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died. No law enforcement officers were hurt in the incident. TBI agents continue to work to independently determine the series of events leading to the shooting, including collecting evidence and conducting interviews. Throughout the process, investigative findings will be shared with the district attorney general for his review and consideration.
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TBI investigating officer shooting death involving Carter deputies
