UPDATE: 17-year old juvenile identified as person shot by police in officer-involved shooting in Kingsport
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has identified the driver shot by police in an officer-involved shooting Sunday night in Kingsport.
State authorities released Monday that a 17-year old male was shot by a Sullivan County deputy when the driver, who was allegedly in a stolen SUV and had not pulled over for law enforcement in Hawkins County, traveled into Kingsport around Virgil Ave. and ran through a closed area. The individual is accused of driving towards officers working a separate shooting investigation when a deputy opened fire on the driver.
The driver was taken to the hospital, while one of four other passengers received minor injuries. No officers were injured in the incident that remains under investigation.
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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been called in to investigate an officer-involved shooting in Kingsport that happened late Sunday night.
State authorities say a Hawkins County deputy and Mount Carmel Police officer spotted a stolen SUV with five people inside traveling along Highway 11W around 9:30 p.m. A pursuit ensued into Kingsport after the driver allegedly refused to pull over. The driver came to the intersection of Virgil and Tiptop Avenue where the roadway was blocked by Kingsport Police and a Sullivan County Sheriff deputy on an unrelated incident.
The suspect is accused of not stopping in that area and driving towards officers, resulting in the deputy firing shots and striking the driver. The driver and one passenger were taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries, and no officers were injured in the incident, which remains under investigation.
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