The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Looking Into a Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Looking Into a Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into the circumstances leading to a fatal officer-involved shooting in Greene County.

Deputies with the Greene County Sheriff’s Office were attempting to serve an arrest warrant on someone at a home on Bolton Road in Greeneville yesterday (Sunday). Reports say shots were fired at deputies from inside the home. Deputies encountered a man, identified as 37 year-old Joshua Baker, and a woman in the back of the home. Baker reportedly pointed a gun at the woman and shot her. Deputies returned fire, hitting Baker. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. No deputies were injured.

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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Looking Into a Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Looking Into a Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into the circumstances leading to a fatal officer-involved shooting in Greene County.

Deputies with the Greene County Sheriff’s Office were attempting to serve an arrest warrant on someone at a home on Bolton Road in Greeneville yesterday (Sunday). Reports say shots were fired at deputies from inside the home. Deputies encountered a man, identified as 37 year-old Joshua Baker, and a woman in the back of the home. Baker reportedly pointed a gun at the woman and shot her. Deputies returned fire, hitting Baker. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. No deputies were injured.