ONE MAN IS DEAD AND AUTHORITIES ARE SEARCHING FOR ANOTHER AFTER POLICE ENDED UP IN A SHOOTOUT WITH THE SUSPECTS IN THE SULLIVAN GARDENS SECTION OF KINGSPORT. OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A CAR ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 93 NEAR HORSE CREEK VILLAGE. SHERIFF WAYNE ANDERSON SAYS WHEN THEY ARRIVED THEY OBSERVED TWO PEOPLE RUNNING FROM THE SCENE. OFFICERS CAUGHT UP TO THE SUSPECTS IN A NEARBY CREEK AND THAT’S WHEN ONE OF THE MEN TURNED WITH A WEAPON IN HIS HAND…..
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THE TENNESSEE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ALONG WITH THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL ARE INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT. SHERIFF ANDERSON HAS SCHEDULED A PRESS CONFERENCE FOR THIS MORNING IN BLOUNTVILLE AT WHICH TIME MORE INFORMATION IS EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED.anderson.mp3