One dead after officers responded to a man with a gun

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Officer-Involved Shooting

JACKSON, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is investigating the circumstances leading to an officer-involved shooting that occurred Sunday afternoon in Jackson.

According to the TBI, just before 1:50, officers with the Jackson Police Department responded to the 400 block of Lafayette Street after about a man with a gun.

TBI states that multiple officers fired their weapons, striking the subject.

He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

None of the officers involved were injured.

This investigation is still ongoing.

No further information is available.

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