TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Murfreesboro

TBI special agents are investigating the circumstances leading to the shooting of a man during an interaction with officers from the Murfreesboro Police Department Sunday morning.  Shortly after 5 a.m., two Murfreesboro officers were approached by a man in a vehicle who displayed a handgun.  A brief pursuit ensued, which ended near West Rutherford Boulevard and Southpointe Way.  Officers talked with the man, who continually displayed a handgun, for more than half an hour and utilized less-lethal means before an escalation, in which an officer fired his service weapon.  The man sustained a gunshot injury and was transported to a local hospital to be treated.  No officers were hurt during the incident.   TBI agents continue to investigate the incident.