TBI Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Grundy County
The weapon the suspect pointed at officers turned out to be a pellet rifle
ALTAMONT, Tenn. (AP) – Authorities in Tennessee say a sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a man who pointed what turned out to be a pellet rifle at officers after being told to drop the weapon.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement that deputies in Grundy County initially responded Wednesday night to a report of a man pointing a rifle at vehicles.
The statement says deputies gave verbal commands for him to drop the weapon, but he did not and instead pointed it at them.
The bureau says one deputy shot the man and 64-year-old Joe Pickett was taken to a hospital, where he died.
Authorities say the weapon Pickett had was later identified as a pellet rife.
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GRUETLI-LAAGER, Tennessee (WDEF) – Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are in Grundy County today, investigating a fatal officer involved shooting.
The incident happened at around 10 P.M. last night in the 5800 block of Colony Road in Gruetli-Laager.
Officials say Grundy County deputies responded to the scene after receiving reports of a man with a rifle, pointing it at passing vehicles.
Deputies then found a man, identified as 64-year-old Joe Pickett, who was carrying what authorities say turned out to be a pellet rifle.
Officers say they ordered him to drop the rifle, but Pickett pointed it at them.
A deputy then fired at Pickett, who later died at an area hospital.
