CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A man died after exchanging gunfire with three Clarksville police officers during a domestic disturbance call Monday morning, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
TBI identified the man as 33-year-old David McRae.
Investigators said Clarksville police responded shortly before 11 a.m. to a home in the 100 block of Fairview Lane for a reported domestic disturbance.
According to TBI, officers encountered McRae holding a firearm in the driveway. McRae fired at the officers, prompting three officers to return fire and strike him, investigators said.
McRae later died. No officers were injured.
TBI special agents are independently investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting at the request of 19th Judicial District Attorney General Robert Nash. Agents are collecting evidence and conducting interviews as they work to determine the sequence of events.
The agency said its findings will be shared with the district attorney general, who will determine whether the officers’ actions were justified.
TBI does not identify officers involved in these types of shootings and refers those questions to the respective law enforcement agency.
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