Bean Station, TN (WOKI) We’re learning more about an officer-involved shooting last month out of Bean Station.
Court records indicate a police officer went to a house on Love Drive on November 30 to find a man who was wanted for stealing a vehicle. When the officer arrived, a man identified as Dustin Lee Carpenter allegedly started running behind the house.
According to the affidavit of complaint, a foot chase ensued with the officer telling Carpenter, repeatedly, to stop.
After failing to scale a fence, Carpenter allegedly pulled a concealed handgun and shot at the officer. The officer shot back, hitting Carpenter in the right buttock who was placed into custody then transferred to UT Medical Center.
He was charged with attempt to commit felony murder on a police officer.
