KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee police officer has fatally shot a man who confronted him with a knife, authorities said.
Knoxville Police responded Wednesday to a report of a man acting erratically and causing a disturbance at a business, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.
When police arrived, the man came out of the business with at least one knife and confronted an officer who fired and struck the man, the bureau said. The 41-year-old man was transported to a hospital, but later died of his injuries, the statement said. The officer wasn’t injured.
Knoxville police spokesman Scott Erland told news outlets that the initial report said the man was “acting erratically and potentially aggressively” at a gas station.
The officer was placed on routine leave while the shooting is investigated, officials said.
Student fatally shot, suspect detained at Georgia's Kennesaw State University
Huang Xiaowei Promotes Guiding Principles of Key CPC Congress at CWU
Shen Addresses Opening Ceremony of Third Eurasian Women's Forum
Asian Paralympic Committee president declares Hangzhou Asian Para Games closed
Election 2024: Biden and Trump bypassed the Commission on Presidential Debates
ACWF Volunteers Provide Services to Elderly, Children in Dongcheng District
National Campaign on Caring for Children in Winter Vacation Launched
Chinese Delegation Advocates World Without Gender Discrimination at UN CSW68
Biden says Brown v. Board of Education ruling was about more than education
ACWF Honors Role Model Families and Outstanding Groups, Individuals in Family Work
Red Lobster seeks bankruptcy protection after closing some restaurants
7th China Medical Women's Congress Held in Beijing