Knox County officer dead after 'domestic situation' escalated into shootout with suspect

Oct 4 2023 by FOXNews.com

A Tennessee officer who was wounded after responding to a domestic situation Sunday evening has died, officials said.

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office released a statement on Tuesday revealing Officer Tucker Blakely died the day before from injuries he received on Sunday, Oct. 1, when he responded to a "domestic situation" at a home in the 2300 block of Denver Lane in West Knox County just after 11 p.m. Once on scene, officers encountered an "armed individual" and the situation escalated,...

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