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Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents are investigating an officer involved shooting that happened Friday night and left a man dead in Rutledge.
According to the TBI, around 10:30 p.m., the Grainger County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a man firing shots inside a home on Rocky Branch Road in Rutledge.
Grainger County deputies, along with officers from Bean Station and Rutledge, converged on the home.
Police confronted the man, who has not yet been identified, and during the encounter an officer with the Bean Station Police Department and Rutledge Police Department fired on him, according to a press release.
He was pronounced dead at the scene and no officers were injured. Law enforcement agencies were continuing to investigate the shooting scene this morning.
Fourth District Attorney General requested the TBI lead an investigation into the shooting.
In the final meeting of the school year, the Hawkins County Board of Education used most of its meeting time Thursday to recognize students and teachers for many accomplishments.
The Morristown chapter of Business Network International will be hosting their “Stop Drop & Run BNI 5K” race on Saturday to benefit all four Hamblen County volunteer fire departments.
Local Sports
GREENEVILLE – Grainger’s path to a district baseball co-championship was very clear as they traveled to Rebel Hill on Thursday to take on South Greene: win both games.
DANDRIDGE — A small play here and a small play there. That’s what Jefferson County has been about this season and nothing changed in the first round of the District 2-AAA tournament on Thursday against Morristown East.
SEVIERVILLE – Normally, in an opening round game of the postseason, the first inning will set the tone for the remainder of the contest. On Thursday evening at Sevier County high school, that was the case.
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