UPDATE: Bristol, Tennessee man IDd as person killed by police at Bristol, Virginia motel

A Bristol, Tennessee man has been identified as the person shot and killed by police on Thursday at a Bristol, Virginia motel.

The remains of Brandon S. Odell, 31, were transported to Roanoke for an autopsy following the incident at the Economy Inn off Lee Highway in the Exit 10 area just after 11 a.m.

Officers were called to the property concerning a possible violation of a protective order. When they arrived at Odell’s room, he allowed police to search his room and truck. They recovered a gun from the vehicle and drugs inside the dwelling.

The Virginia State Police reported that Odell reached under a mattress and pulled a gun on officers while he was being arrested. A Washington County deputy fired his weapon and wounded Odell who died at the scene.

The incident remains under investigation.

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