Investigation Underway after Officer-Involved Shooting in Sweetwater, TBI Says

The officers and deputies tried to negotiate, TBI said, and used tear gas on the man, who had produced a gun. (Courtesy: WVLT)

Investigation Underway after Officer-Involved Shooting in Sweetwater, TBI Says

Posted on June 5, 2025

Sweetwater, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating after a man is hospitalized following an officer-involved shooting Wednesday morning in Sweetwater.

TBI officials say the incident occurred around 1:00 a.m. at a home in the 100 block of Camp Hill Road when Monroe County deputies and officers with the Madisonville Police Department responded to a report of a man having a “mental episode.”

Despite law enforcement’s attempt to negotiate with the man and the deployment of tear gas, the suspect opened the front door and fired a shot.

TBI says a Madisonville officer returned fire, hitting the man. He as treated at the scene and taken to a nearby hospital.

The TBI investigates officer-involved shootings, then reports their findings to the district attorney general, who decides whether or not charges need to be filed.

The officers and deputies tried to negotiate, TBI said, and used tear gas on the man, who had produced a gun. (Courtesy: WVLT)

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