DICKSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVF) — Dickson County Sheriff's Office deputies were called to a welfare check Friday evening that turned into a hostage situation with an officer shot.
Authorities said the officer is stable after he was shot near the shoulder with a rifle in the 1000 block of Potter Road. He will be released from the hospital Friday night.
Sheriff Tim Eads said the suspect opened fire on deputies. He couldn't say if the hostage situation was resolved "peacefully."
He said he's waiting to release more details, which may come out tonight or mid-tomorrow morning.
It's believed the home belongs to the suspect
Authorities said the sheriff doesn't believe the deputy returned fire.
There have been 17 deadly shootings involving officers this year, according to Tennessee Bureau of Investigation data.
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