TBI Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Bedford County

At the request of 17th Judicial District Attorney General Rob Carter, TBI special agents continue to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred Monday evening involving deputies with the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office.

Preliminary information indicates two Bedford County deputies were responding to a 911 call about a suicidal person who was making threats when they encountered that individual walking down the road along the 2000 block of State Road 64 in Shelbyville. As deputies spoke with the man, he began yelling and produced first a knife and then what appeared to be a handgun. Reports from the scene indicate officers fired at the man, striking him. He was transported via helicopter to a Nashville hospital and, at the time of this release, was reported to be in stable condition. No officers were injured during the incident.

The TBI does not identify the officers involved in these types of incidents and instead refers questions of that nature to the respective department to answer as it sees fit.