Whitley Co. chase suspect shot, killed by Tennessee police

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (FOX 56) – Tennessee authorities are investigating the circumstances of a police chase that started in Whitley County, Kentucky, and resulted in a deadly officer-involved taking pictures in Knox County, Tennessee.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) stated the incident started at roughly 11:30 p.m. Thursday when Williamsburg and Kentucky State police departments grew to become concerned in a automobile pursuit in Whitley County, Kentucky. 

Studies point out the pursuit continued southbound on Interstate 75, crossing into Anderson County, Tennessee. It was at the moment that officers of Tennessee’s Jellico Police Division joined within the pursuit.

The TBI stated a Jellico Police Officer pursued the automobile till the driving force misplaced management and crashed close to the Raccoon Valley Highway entrance ramp on I-75 in Knox County. As officers approached the automobile officers fired photographs, hanging the driving force. The rationale for photographs being fired is presently beneath investigation.

The male topic, whose identify has not but been launched, was then transported to a close-by hospital the place he succumbed to his accidents. It was reported that no officers had been injured within the incident.

The pursuit spanned 4 counties, Whitley County in Kentucky, and Anderson, Campbell, and Knox Counties in Tennessee.