ALAMO, Tenn. – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says agents are gathering information after law enforcement officers fatally shot a man.
A TBI statement says the shooting occurred at 3:30 a.m. Sunday while Crockett County deputies and a Maury City police officer were executing a search warrant the West Tennessee residence.
The statement says 28-year-old Ronald Branch, who did not live at the residence in Alamo, entered the home with a weapon and the situation escalated, with shots being fired.
Police say Branch, who was white, was struck and died later at a hospital. The deputies and the officer weren't injured. Their races weren't immediately clear.
The TBI says it will hand over findings to District Attorney General Garry Brown.
The hottest stories ripped from the headlines, from crime to courts, legal and scandal.
