At the request of 6th Judicial District Attorney General Charme Allen, TBI agents are investigating the circumstances leading to a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred Friday morning in Knox County.
Just before 7:30 a.m., deputies with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office were executing a search warrant at a residence in the 7800 block of Sevierville Pike. Preliminary information indicates that deputies with the Knox County Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team made contact with 18-year-old Daevon Montez Saint-Germain inside the home. As they attempted to take the teenager into custody, the situation escalated, and for reasons still under investigation, deputies fired shots, striking him. Saint-Germain was pronounced deceased at the scene. No deputies were injured during the incident.