Getting your Trinity Audio player ready. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting death that occurred during a standoff Saturday afternoon involving Carter County Sheriff’s Office deputies. According to a TBI release, deputies responded to a report of vandalism around 2: 30 p. m. Saturday at a residence in the 100 block of Jarrett Buck Loop Road in Johnson City, where they found a man identified as James Owen Reynolds, 78, armed with a gun and who subsequently barricaded himself in the residence. Deputies attempted to get Reynolds to surrender using chemical agents and other non-lethal means. When deputies tried to enter the room where he was barricaded, Reynolds fired at them. He also fired shots at a law enforcement drone, eventually destroying it. Deputies once again attempted to get Reynolds to surrender, using a fire department water hose. At that point, for reasons still under investigation, deputies fired shots, striking Reynolds, and he was taken to a local hospital where he died. No law enforcement officers were hurt in the incident. TBI agents continue to work to independently determine the series of events leading to the shooting, including collecting evidence and conducting interviews. Throughout the process, investigative findings will be shared with 1st Judicial District Attorney General Steve Finney for his review and consideration.
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TBI identifies man killed in standoff with Carter deputies
