TBI Special Agents are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Monday morning in Roane County. Around 9:30 a.m. EST, the Rockwood Police Department was dispatched to a call of a domestic altercation between a male and female inside a vehicle on Highway 27 near Rockwood. The female was able to exit the vehicle and the male continued driving. After a brief pursuit, the male driver reportedly stopped on the side of the road between Rockwood and Spring City and brandished a handgun at approaching officers. A Rockwood officer fired his weapon, striking and killing the driver. The name of the deceased was not immediately released. No officers were injured during this incident.
TBI Special Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Roane County
Jul 13, 2020 | 5:00 AM