A suspect was fatally shot by officers in Decatur County after allegedly robbing a convenience store.
Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Charles Dove of Jackson was shot and killed on Highway 641, just south of Interstate 40 West.
They believe he robbed a Marathon gas station right off the exit around 1 a.m. Tuesday.
MORE: The robbery occurred here around 1a.m. Officers spotted a stolen vehicle believed to belong to Dove at 2:30a.m pic.twitter.com/BVPBfJj67r
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He was spotted at 2:30 a.m. and officers tried to set up a moving roadblock. However, he allegedly ran off the road.
Authorities believe his vehicle was stolen from Lexington, Tennessee.
Five officers were involved, however, it’s unclear at this time how many fired their weapons.
Sky 5 aerials of the scene showed a wrecked car on the side of the road. Its back windshield had been shattered.
A firearm was recovered from inside the vehicle according to TBI spokesperson Susan Niland.
