The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation was called in by District Attorney General Russell Johnson to investigate an officer involved shooting in the Mossy Grove community of Morgan County this morning. A 911 call resulted in at least three Morgan County deputies responding to a home on Ray Cross Road to what appeared to be an unwanted subject that the homeowner was trying to remove from the home and otherwise restrain.
The first deputy on scene was already on his way to the sheriff’s office in his sheriff’s department marked vehicle when the call was dispatched. He arrived at the scene and was confronted by the subject who was the reason for the 911 call.
The adult male subject picked up a large rock and came after the deputy who shot multiple times. After shooting the subject, the deputy began CPR and other life-saving measures, as did other deputies that arrived on scene. EMS arrived and transported the subject to the Roane County Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead by medical examiner, Dr. Tom Boduch.
