Officer-Involved Shootings

As an independent, fact-finding agency, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation handles the investigations into most of the state's use-of-force cases. On this page, you'll find information and Frequently Asked Questions.

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2024 TBI Officer-Involved Shooting Investigations

The TBI has been requested to investigate 13 officer-involved shootings in 2024.

DATE LOCATION INVOLVED AGENCY STATEMENT LINK
January 7 Carroll County Huntingdon Police Department Click here.
January 12 Seymour Sevier County Sheriff's Office Click here.
January 14 Summertown Lewis County Sheriff's Office Click here.
January 28 Hamilton County Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Click here.
January 28 Jamestown Jamestown Police Department Click here.
January 30 Springfield Springfield Police Department Click here.
February 2 East Ridge Knox County Sheriff's Office, Catoosa County, GA Sheriff's Office Click here.
February 8 Chattanooga Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Click here.
February 8 Maryville Blount County Sheriff's Office Click here.
February 11 Jackson Jackson Police Department Click here. 
March 3 Clinton Clinton Police Department Click here.
March 4 Collierville Collierville Police Department Click here.
March 14 Jamestown Jamestown Police Department Click here. 

Historical Data

The TBI has been requested to investigate 50 officer-involved shootings in 2023.

DATE LOCATION INVOLVED AGENCY STATEMENT LINK
January 1 Cheatham County Cheatham County Sheriff's Office Click here.
January 3 Collierville Collierville Police Department Click here.
January 5 Nashville Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Click here.
January 29 Dyer County Dyer County Sheriff's Office Click here.
January 29 Nashville Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Click here.
February 1 Sweetwater
US Marshals Service Click here.
February 2 Memphis Memphis Police Department Click here.
February 2   Monroe County Sweetwater Police Department
Click here.
February 10 Bledsoe County
Sequatchie County Sheriff's Office
Click here.
February 16 Burns Dickson Police Department Click here. 
February 19 Greene County Greene County Sheriff's Office Click here. 
February 23 Atwood Carroll County Sheriff's Office Click here.
March 1  Johnson County Johnson County Sheriff's Office  Click here. 
March 11 Dickson County Dickson Police Department Click here.
March 12 Jackson Jackson Police Department
Click here.
March 18 Bartlett Shelby County Sheriff's Office Click here.
March 24 Nashville Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Click here.
March 24 Dickson County Dickson County Sheriff's Office Click here.
March 26 Chattanooga Chattanooga Police Department
Click here.
March 30 Roane County Tennessee Highway Patrol Click here.
March 30 Memphis Memphis Police Department Click here.
April 3 Hardin County Jackson Police Department Click here. 
April 6 Monroe County Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Click here.
April 19 Sullivan County Sullivan County Sheriff's Office Click here.
May 1 Washington County Tennessee Highway Patrol Click here.
May 12 Sevier County
Sevier County Sheriff's Office, Sevierville Police Dept.
Click here.
May 18 Giles County Giles County Sheriff's Department Click here.

May 23

Cocke County Cocke County Sheriff's Office and Parrottsville Police Department Click here.
May 25 Wayne County
Wayne County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee Highway Patrol
Click here.
June 11 Selmer McNairy County Sheriff's Office, Selmer Police Department Click here.
June 15 Hamilton County Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
Click here.
June 24 Shelby County Shelby County Sheriff's Office Click here. 
July 1 Gallatin Gallatin Police Department
Click here.
July 5 Henderson County Henderson County Sheriff's Office Click here.
July 13 Hickman County
Hickman County Sheriff's Office
Click here.
July 21 Lebanon Lebanon Police Department Click here.
July 22 Seymour Blount County Sheriff's Office Click here.
July 24 Franklin Franklin Police Department
Click here.
July 31 Memphis Memphis Police Department Click here. 
August 10
Wilson County
Wilson County Sheriff's Office
Click here.
August 10 Dickson County 23rd Judicial Drug Task Force Click here.
August 11 Chattanooga Chattanooga Police Department
Click here.
August 16 Clarksville Clarksville Police Department Click here.
August 20 Memphis  Memphis Police Department Click here.
September 3 Chattanooga Chattanooga Police Department Click here.
September 30 Soddy Daisy Soddy Daisy Police Department Click here.
October 1 Knoxville Knox County Sheriff's Office Click here. 
October 9 Nashville Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Click here
December 15 Gibson County Gibson County Sheriff's Office Click here.
December 21 Shelby County Shelby County Sheriff's Office Click here.

The TBI was requested to investigate 50 officer-involved shootings in 2022.

DATE LOCATION INVOLVED AGENCY STATEMENT LINK
January 11 Dickson County Dickson County Sheriff's Office Click here.
January 24 Sullivan County Sullivan County Sheriff's Office Click here. 
January 25 Jefferson County Jefferson County Sheriff's Office & White Pine Police Department Click here.
January 26 Cordova Shelby County Sheriff's Office Click here.
January 27 Nashville Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol, & Mt. Juliet Police Department Click here.
February 1 Robertson County Simpson County, KY, Sheriff's Office
Click here.
February 8 Carter County  Carter County Sheriff's Office Click here. 
February 13 Madisonville Madisonville Police Department
Click here.
February 16 Knox County Knox County Sheriff's Office Click here. 
February 22 Blount County Blount County Sheriff's Office Click here. 
February 24 Loudon Loudon Police Department
Click here.
February 28 Sullivan County U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Homeland Security Investigations  Click here.
March 7 Marion County
Marion County Sheriff's Department
Click here.
March 11 Covington Tipton County Sheriff's Office Click here.
March 12 Monroe County Monroe County Sheriff's Department Click here. 
March 15 Kingsport Kingsport Police Department Click here.
March 21 Monroe County Monroe County Sheriff's Department
Click here.
April 2 Bradley County Bradley County Sheriff's Office Click here.
April 3 McMinn County McMinn County Sheriff's Office Click here.
April 4 Cocke County U.S. Marshals Service Click here.
April 6 Madison County Madison County Sheriff's Office Click here.
April 14` Sullivan County Bristol Police Department Click here.
April 15 Knox County Jellico Police Department and Anderson County Sheriff's Office Click here.
April 27 Kingsport Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Click here. 
May 21 Stewart County Stewart County Sheriff's Office Click here.
May 24 Coffee County
Coffee County Sheriff's Office
Click here.
June 2 Metropolitan Nashville Metro Nashville Police Department Click here.
June 3 Memphis Memphis Police Department Click here.
June 10 Carter County Carter County Sheriff's Office Click here.
June 16 Bradley County
Bradley County Sheriff's Office
Click here.
June 27 Erin Erin Police Department Click here.
July 4 Cordova Shelby County Sheriff's Office Click here. 
September 7 Washington County Tennessee Highway Patrol Click here.
September 14 Grundy County Grundy County Sheriff's Department Click here.
September 22 Coffee County Tennessee Highway Patrol Click here.
September 24 Collierville Collierville Police Department Click here.
October 21 Nashville Metropolitan Nashville Police Department
Click here.
October 30 Clinton Anderson County Sheriff's Office Click here.
November 2 Mount Juliet Mount Juliet Police Department Click here.
November 7 Johnson City Johnson City Police Department

Click here.

November 12 Madison Metropolitan Nashville Police Department
Click here.
November 12 Metropolitan Nashville
Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Click here.
November 21 Memphis Memphis Police Department Click here.
December 3 Johnson City  Washington County Sheriff's Office Click here.
December 5 Memphis  Memphis Police Department Click here.
December 9 Newport Newport Police Department Click here. 
December 9 Memphis Memphis Police Department Click here.
December 16 Memphis Memphis Police Department
Click here.
December 29 Chattanooga Hamilton County Sheriff's Office and Chattanooga Police Department
Click here.
December 30 Memphis Memphis Police Department Click here.

The TBI was requested to investigate 55 officer-involved shootings in 2021.

INCIDENT DATE LOCATION INVOLVED AGENCY MEDIA STATEMENT LINK
January 8 Sparta White County Sheriff's Office Click here.
January 18 Kingsport Hawkins County Sheriff's Office & Mount Carmel Police Department
Click here.
January 26 Knoxville  U.S. Marshals Service Smoky Mountains Fugitive Task Force Click here. 
January 27 Nashville Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Click here.
February 3 Lenoir City Loudon County Sheriff's Office
Click here.
February 9 Knoxville Knox County Sheriff's Office
Click here.  
February 21 Ripley Ripley Police Department Click here.
March 5 Blount County Blount County Sheriff's Office
Click here.
March 12 Nashville Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Click here.
March 12 Goodlettsville Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Click here.
March 16 Fayetteville
Lincoln County Sheriff's Department
Click here
March 21 Wilson County Wilson County Sheriff's Office
Click here.
March 27 Columbia Columbia Police Department Click here.
April 11 Kingsport Sullivan County Sheriff's Office
Click here.
April 12 Knoxville Knoxville Police Department
Click here.
April 18 Morgan County Morgan County Sheriff's Office & Roane County Sheriff's Office Click here.
April 21 Memphis Memphis Police Department Click here.
April 23 Nashville Metropolitan Nashville Police Department
Click here.
April 30 Erwin Erwin Police Department
Click here.
May 1 Nashville Metropolitan Nashville Police Department
Click here.
May 7 Grainger County Bean Station Police Department & Rutledge Police Department  Click here. 
May 8 Clarksville Clarksville Police Department Click here.
May 27 Clarksville Clarksville Police Department
Click here.
May 27 Robertson County Robertson County Sheriff's Office Click here. 
May 27 Johnson City Johnson City Police Department Click here.
June 4 Overton County Overton County Sheriff's Office Click here.
June 6 Murfreesboro Murfreesboro Police Department Click here.
June 15 Macon County Macon County Sheriff's Office Click here.
June 25 Bradley County
Bradley County Sheriff's Office Click here.
June 27 Clarksville Clarksville Police Department
Click here.
July 1 Kingsport Kingsport Police Department Click here.
July 13 Sevier County Sevier County Sheriff's Office Click here. 
August 3 Antioch Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Click here.
August 5 Mt. Juliet Mt. Juliet Police Department Click here.
August 11 Nashville Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Click here.
August 12 Blount County Blount County Sheriff's Office Click here.
August 15 Greene County Sullivan County Sheriff's Office Click here.
August 16 Shelby County Shelby County Sheriff's Office Click here.
September 4 Cumberland County Tennessee Highway Patrol Click here. 
September 16 Shelby County Multi-Agency Gang Unit Click here.
September 18 Nashville Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Click here.
October 1 Hamilton County Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
Click here.
October 1 Rogersville Rogersville Police Department
Click here.
October 6 Hardeman County Bolivar Police Department Click here. 
October 7 Cleveland Cleveland Police Department Click here.
October 12 Knoxville Knoxville Police Department Click here.
October 21 Campbell County
Caryville Police Department, Campbell County Sheriff's Office, & Tennessee Highway Patrol
Click here.  
October 30 Cleveland Cleveland Police Department  Click here.
November 8 Monteagle Monteagle Police Department
Click here.
November 13 Jackson Jackson Police Department Click here.
December 6 Nashville Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Click here.
December 10 Cumberland County Cumberland County Sheriff's Office Click here.
December 15 Memphis Memphis Police Department Click here.
December 16 Nashville Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Click here.
December 16 Memphis Arkansas State Police Click here.

In 2020, the TBI was requested to investigate 46 officer-involved shootings.  

INCIDENT DATE LOCATION INVOLVED AGENCY MEDIA STATEMENT LINK FATAL?
January 16 Hancock County Hancock County Sheriff's Office Click here. No
February 17 Greeneville Greeneville Police Department Click here.  Yes
February 20 Lauderdale County
Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office
Click here. No injuries
March 13 Rutherford County Rutherford County Sheriff's Office Click here. Yes
March 19 Dyer County Dyer County Sheriff's Office Click here. No
March 20 Franklin County Franklin County Sheriff's Office, Winchester Police Dept. Click here. Yes
April 7 Knox County Knox County Sheriff's Office Click here.  Yes
April 9 Winchester Winchester Police Department Click here. Yes
April 25 Tullahoma Tullahoma Police Department Click here. No
May 2 Moore County Moore County Sheriff's Office Click here. No
May 9 Coffee County Tennessee Highway Patrol Click here.  Yes
May 17 Germantown Germantown Police Department Click here. Yes
May 18 Hamilton County Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Click here. Yes
May 21 Hendersonville Hendersonville Police Department Click here. No
May 21 Nashville Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Click here. Yes
May 24 Hawkins County
Hawkins County Sheriff's Office, Greene County Sheriff's Office
Click here.   No
May 25 Washington County
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Click here.
Yes
June 3 Nashville Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Click here. No
June 6 Fentress County Fentress County Sheriff's Office Click here.  Yes
June 11 DeKalb County DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, Smithville Police Department  Click here. Yes
June 27 Cumberland County Cumberland County Sheriff's Office Click here. Yes
June 30 Johnson City Johnson City Police Department  Click here.  Yes
July 7 Etowah McMinn County Sheriff's Department, Athens Police Department
Click here. Yes
July 11 Knoxville Knoxville Police Department
Click here. No
July 13 Roane County Rockwood Police Department Click here. Yes
July 14 Knoxville Tennessee Highway Patrol, Knox County Sheriff's Office Click here. Yes
July 31 Morristown Morristown Police Department Click here. Yes
August 14 Williamson County Williamson County Sheriff's Office Click here. No
August 15 Oak Ridge Oak Ridge Police Department
Click here. Yes
August 16 Maury County Maury County Sheriff's Office Click here. Yes
August 22 Hamilton County Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Click here. No
August 25 Memphis
U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force Click here. No
September 10 Fayette County Shelby County Sheriff's Office Click here. Yes
October 12 McNairy County Henderson Police Department Click here. Yes
October 13 Mt. Juliet
Mt. Juliet Police Department
Click here. No
October 31 Maryville Maryville Police Department Click here. Yes
November 3 Jackson US Marshals Service Task Force
Click here. No
November 7 Cheatham County Cheatham County Sheriff's Department Click here. No
November 8 Cheatham County
Cheatham County Sheriff's Department
Click here. Yes
November 17 La Vergne La Vergne Police Department Click here. Yes
November 21 Knox County Knox County Sheriff's Office
Click here. No
November 24 Hawkins County
Rogersville Police Department
Click here. No
December 3 Greene County
Greene County Sheriff's Office
Click here. No
December 17 Sevierville Sevierville Police Department Click here.
Yes
December 24 Fayette County Oakland Police Department
Click here.
Yes
December 30 Humphreys County Waverly Police Department and Humphreys County Sheriff's Office
Click here. Yes

In 2019, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation was requested to investigate 47 officer-involved shootings.  

INCIDENT DATE LOCATION INVOLVED AGENCY MEDIA STATEMENT LINK FATAL?
January 2 Memphis Memphis Police Department Click here. Yes
January 25 Dyer County Dyer County Sheriff's Office Click here. Yes
January 26 Williamson County Williamson County Sheriff's Office Click here. No
February 6 Rutherford County Rutherford County Sheriff's Office Click here. Yes
February 7 Shelby County Shelby County Sheriff's Office Click here. Yes
February 17 Claiborne County Tennessee Highway Patrol Click here.  Yes
February 23 Sullivan County Sullivan County Sheriff's Office Click here. Yes
February 23 Clarksville Clarksville Police Department Click here. Yes
February 28 Cheatham County Cheatham County Sheriff's Office Click here. No
March 1 Pigeon Forge Pigeon Forge Police Department Click here. No
March 9 Cheatham County Cheatham County Sheriff's Department Click here. Yes
April 1 LaFollette LaFollette Police Department Click here. Yes
April 4 Hilham Overton County Sheriff's Department Click here. No
April 7 Greeneville Greeneville Police Department Click here. Yes
April 9 Hamilton County Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Click here. Yes
April 15 Pigeon Forge  Pigeon Forge Police Department Click here. Yes
April 17 Kingsport Kingsport Police Department Click here. No
April 27 Sumner County TBD Click here. No
May 21 McMinn County McMinn County Sheriff's Department Click here. No Injuries
May 29 Montgomery County Coopertown Police Department
Click here. No
June 3 Collierville Collierville Police Department Click here. Yes
June 7 Bristol Bristol Police Department Click here. Yes
June 10 Sullivan County Sullivan County Sheriff's Office Click here.  Yes
June 12 Memphis  United States Marshals Service Click here. Yes
June 28 Smyrna Smyrna Police Department Click here. Yes
July 2 Hawkins County Hawkins County Sheriff's Office Click here. No injuries
July 5 Bradley County Bradley County Sheriff's Office Click here. No
July 18 Blount County  Blount County Sheriff's Office Click here. No
July 23 Selmer McNairy County Sheriff's Office Click here. No
August 5 Memphis Shelby County Sheriff's Office Click here. Yes
August 8 Sevier County Knox County Sheriff's Office Click here. Yes
August 10 Bradley County Bradley County Sheriff's Office Click here.  Yes
August 13 Clinton Anderson County Sheriff's Office & Clinton Police Department Click here.  Yes
September 3 Sullivan County Sullivan County Sheriff's Office & Bluff City Police Department Click here.  Yes
September 14 Hamilton County Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Click here. Yes
September 16 Elizabethton Elizabethton Police Department Click here. Yes
September 18 Memphis Memphis Police Department & Shelby County Sheriff's Office Click here. Yes
October 13 Bradley County Bradley County Sheriff's Office Click here. No
October 25 Hamblen County Hamblen County Sheriff's Office Click here.  Yes
October 25 McMinn County McMinn County Sheriff's Office Click here.  No
November 5 Marion County Dade County (GA) Sheriff's Department Click here. No
November 8 Greene County Greene County Sheriff's Office Click here. No
November 26 Greeneville Greeneville Police Department Click here. Yes
December 2 Decatur County U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force Click here. No injuries
December 19 Smith County
Smith County Sheriff's Department
Click here. Yes
December 26 Memphis  Memphis Police Department Click here.  Yes
December 28 Elizabethton Elizabethton Police Department Click here.  Yes

Frequently Asked Questions

The TBI acts as an independent fact-finder in all of its investigations.

In officer-involved shootings, the agency works to thoroughly document the scene, collect evidence, and interview subjects and witnesses. In turn, the agency compiles as detailed a set of facts as possible and forwards that file to the District Attorney General for his or her further review and consideration.

The TBI makes no determination about whether an officer's actions were justified in these types of matters. Such a determination rests solely with the District Attorney General requesting TBI's involvement.

There is no state law requiring TBI to investigate use-of-force cases in Tennessee. In order to have the appropriate jurisdiction to do so, state law requires the request of the District Attorney General for the judicial district in which the incident occurs.

No. The TBI can investigate any use-of-force matter at the request of the appropriate local District Attorney General.

No. The TBI has Agents who are assigned to one of four regions, and live in counties across the state.

No. There is no law requiring TBI involvement in use-of-force cases. Each case TBI becomes involved in originates with the formal request of the local District Attorney General for the judicial district in which the incident occurs.

No. Instead, our Public Information Office refers questions of that nature to each involved agency to answer as it sees fit.