WOMAN SHOT AFTER POINTING WEAPON AT MCSO OFFICERS SERVING A WARRANT

MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. — A woman is dead after deputies with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office shot her multiple times while attempting to serve a felony arrest warrant.

Deputies were located at the 100 block of Dunn Road on Monday around 11:02 p.m. As they approached a home with the female suspect inside, they heard her speaking to another person, according to MCSO.

Deputies removed the person unrelated to the arrest warrant and began making entry into the home, MCSO said.

While entering the home, deputies noticed the suspect was brandishing an AR-15 style rifle. The suspect pointed the rifle at deputies. This action “forced deputies to respond with gunfire,” according to MCSO.

After the shooting, the suspect closed the door to the residence. Deputies established a perimeter and the MCSO SWAT team and the Madisonville Police Department’s Special Response Team were requested on the scene, MCSO said.

Attempts to make contact with the suspect did not work. The SWAT team deployed a non-lethal chemical agent into the home in an attempt to get the suspect to comply with commands and surrender, according to MCSO. FULL STORY HERE