According to the TBI deputies with the McMinn County Sheriff’s Office responded shortly after 2:00 am to a call of shots fired in the 300 block of County Road 116 in Athens Tennessee. On arrival deputies encountered a man brandishing and pointing a weapon at them. The two deputies fired shots, hitting the man. He was then airlifted to a Chattanooga Hospital for treatment. Neither officer was injured during the incident.

The TBI is working to determine the timeline of things leading up to the shooting.

This is an ongoing investigation.