SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee Bureau of Investigation special agents responded to a reported officer-involved shooting in Shelbyville along State Road 64 Monday evening.
The TBI says 17th Judicial District Attorney General Rob Carter requested the investigation, which is active and ongoing.
According to officials, preliminary information indicates that two Bedford County deputies were responding to a mental health crisis involving a a suicidal person who was making threats.
When they found the man walking down the road, they reportedly spoke with him. They said the man began yelling and produced first a knife, and then what appeared to be a handgun.
Officials added that they fired shots at the man and he was taken to a Nashville hospital where he's in stable condition.
News Channel 5 will update this article as more information is released.
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