Madisonville, TN (WOKI) One man is dead and an investigation is underway following an officer-involved shooting Friday morning inside the Monroe County Justice Center in Madisonville.
Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation say the situation unfolded around 8:00 a.m. when a man showed up at the Justice Center and fired shots in the parking lot then fired again at the building’s front door and walked inside.
TBI says “a deputy confronted the man and fired his service weapon, striking the man, who later died at a local hospital.”
Several other agencies also responded to the scene, including the Blount County Sheriff’s Office and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office.
TBI is investigating the shooting.
