STATEWIDE BLUE ALERT ISSUED IN NASHVILLE BY TBI – BLUE ALERT IS ATTEMPTED MURDER ON A POLICE OFFICER
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a statewide Blue Alert for a man that is suspected of shooting a Tennessee police officer.es Police are looking for 34-year-old Samuel Q. Edwards; he is described as 5 foot 11 inch tall, with brown eyes and weighing 160 pounds. Police said that Edwards may be driving a white Chevy Silverado with a missing front grill with a license plate of 88FW55. In a later update, officials said they had located the truck in Millersville, but Edwards is still at large.
Edwards is wanted for attempted criminal homicide and evading arrest after a Hendersonville Police officer was shot on Monday night while making a traffic stop.
The officer has non-critical injuries and is being treated at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, police said.
Samuel Edwards is considered armed and dangerous, if you see Edwards or this white Silverado with a missing grille, call 1-800-TBI-FIND.