Authorities: Police shoot, wound armed man in confrontation
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tennessee authorities say two officers shot and wounded a suspect who confronted them with a gun.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement that 38-year-old Derron Ausmus went to the Jellico Police Department Thursday morning and pointed a gun at a dispatcher before fleeing into a nearby neighborhood. The statement says police found him at a home, but he refused to leave and officers deployed tear gas. Shortly after, authorities say Ausmus ran outside and confronted officers with a gun. Two officers fired, striking him.
The bureau says Ausmus was airlifted to the University of Tennessee Medical Center for treatment. His condition wasn't released.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The statement did not name the officers involved and did not include Ausmus' race.