At the request of 1st Judicial District Attorney General Steven Finney, TBI agents are investigating the circumstances leading to an officer-involved shooting that occurred Monday night in Johnson City.
Preliminary information indicates that just before 7:00 p.m., officers with the Johnson City Police Department responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in the 1700 block of E. Unaka Avenue. Upon arrival, officers encountered a man armed with an axe. According to reports from the scene, the man came toward at least one officer with the weapon, resulting in the officer firing shots, striking him. The subject was transported to a local hospital, where he later died. No officers were injured during the incident.
