TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Knoxville

TBI special agents are investigating the circumstances leading to the shooting of a man during an interaction with officers with the Knoxville Police Department on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred just before noon as members of the Knoxville Police Department Special Operations Squad were assisting agents with the TBI Drug Investigation Division and the 5th Judicial Drug Task Force in executing a search warrant at a residence. Preliminary information indicates that upon arriving at the home, the KPD Special Operations Squad encountered a man armed with a gun. For reasons still under investigation, the situation escalated, resulting in officers firing shots, striking the man. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No officers were injured during the incident.