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Two Murfreesboro Police officers injured by man with box cutter

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Posted at 5:25 PM, Jan 21, 2022
and last updated 2022-01-21 22:04:31-05

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) — Two Murfreesboro police officers were injured Friday afternoon by a man with a box cutter.

The incident happened at an apartment complex on Indian Park Dr.

According to police, 21-year-old Justin Gordon was threatening to take his own life when the incident happened.

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The officers were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Gordon is charged with two counts of attempted murder.

He is being held in the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center on a $500,000 bond.