COFFEE CO., Tenn. (WTVF) — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting Thursday in Coffee County that left one person critically injured.
According to the TBI's preliminary information, deputies were dispatched to conduct a welfare check on the 500 block of Maple Drive in Lakewood Park shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Thursday. When the deputies arrived, they encountered an armed individual. One of the officers and the individual fired their weapons. The cause of the shots being fired is under investigation.
No officers were injured.
The person at the residence suffered multiple gunshot wounds was taken to the hospital for treatment. According to the Coffee County Sheriff's Department, the individual is in critical but stable condition.
TBI and the District Attorney General’s Office are investigating the shooting.
The sheriff’s office said additional updates will be released as they become available.
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