At the request of 13th Judicial District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, TBI special agents continue to investigate the circumstances of a deadly shooting on Thursday afternoon (7/11/2024) involving deputies from the White County Sheriff’s Office.
According to a TBI press release, preliminary information indicates the incident occurred shortly after 3pm at a home in the 100 block of Olen Road. White County Deputies were following up on an earlier disturbance call at a nearby location involving the subject, later identified as 40-year-old James John Fox. When deputies arrived, Fox reportedly exited his home and fired a rifle at deputies, resulting in the deputies returning fire, hitting and killing Fox. No law enforcement officers were hurt in the incident.