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Officer fatally shoots man who fired gun after crash

By Ciphertek Systems May 12, 2020 | 5:00 AM

Authorities say a Tennessee police officer fatally shot a man who fired a gun after being involved in a weekend crash. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement it was investigating the circumstances that led to Saturday’s shooting in Coffee County. The statement says a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper responded to the crash along Interstate 24 and the driver retrieved a gun from the vehicle and began firing. The trooper returned fire, killing the man. The bureau says 49-year-old William Pound was pronounced dead at the scene. The trooper wasn’t injured.