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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A routine traffic stop escalated into a shooting late Wednesday night involving a Mount Juliet officer, and now agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) are investigating the incident.
The TBI says a Mount Juliet officer shot a man following a traffic stop on Mount Juliet Road, north of Central Pike, Wednesday night. Mount Juliet Police released a report saying the officer repeatedly attempted to stop the person with the person, but the person continued to run with the officer trapped in the vehicle.
While attempting to stop the vehicle, the officer opened fire and the man died.
Special agents of the TBI are investigating the incident.
The area was closed for several hours overnight as agents worked the scene until it reopened around 4:40 a.m. Thursday.
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