TBI investigates fatal officer-involved shooting in Soddy Daisy
SODDY DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF) — TBI special agents are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal officer-involved shooting that took place on Sept. 29.
The incident involved officers with the Soddy Daisy Police Department.
Preliminary information indicates that the incident began just before 10 p.m. on Friday night.
Soddy Daisy police officers responded to a 911 call in the 9600 block of Barbee Rd.
The call regarded a potentially suicidal individual.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found an individual armed with a knife.
According to information from the scene, the individual assaulted an officer with the knife, resulting in other officers responding and firing their service weapons at the man.
The suspect was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The man has been identified as William A. Hicks Jr. (DOB: 2/9/67).
The injured officer has been treated and released.
TBI agents will continue to investigate this incident and provide information.
District Attorney General Coty Wamp requested investigation into the circumstances leading to the fatal shooting.
Information provided by the TBI Newsroom
