Fairview Police Kill Armed Man: TBI

FAIRVIEW, TN — Fairview Police officers shot and killed a 50-year-old man at his home early Tuesday while responding to a disturbance call, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said.

Jeffory Hughes was declared dead on the scene at his home on Hill Hughes Road around 1 a.m. following a confrontation with police.

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According to initial reports, Hughes was outside his home when police arrived following a call from a neighbor who said Hughes had been outside yelling for at least an hour. Police said Hughes was armed with a handgun. Officers told him to drop the weapon and one used his taser in an effort to get Hughes to do so.

"The Taser, however, was ineffective, and the individual drew his weapon. At that point, one of the officers fired his weapon at the individual, striking and killing him," the TBI said in a news release.

Neither of the officers were hurt nor were they identified by the TBI, per bureau policy.

The TBI's investigation is ongoing.

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