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TBI investigating Grundy County Officer-Involved Shooting; Suspect Killed

Sep 15, 2022 | 12:34 PM

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Grundy County Wednesday night that ended with the suspect dead.  Deputies from the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a man pointing a rifle at passing vehicles on Colony Road in Gruetli-Laager.  When deputies arrived, they say 64-year-old  Joe Pickett, 64, refused to drop the weapon and instead pointed it at the officers.  One deputy fired on Pickett who died at a nearby hospital. The firearm was later identified to be a pellet rifle. No law enforcement officers were injured during the incident.