LENOIR CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a driver has been shot and killed by an East Tennessee police officer who had jumped into the bed of the man’s pickup truck as he attempted to flee a DUI stop.
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Susan Niland tells news outlets that 30-year-old Joshua Grubb, of Lebanon, was fatally shot early Sunday in Lenoir City.
Niland says the unidentified officer was attempting to arrest Grubb’s passenger for public intoxication, when Grubb tried to drive away.
Niland says the officer jumped into the bed of the fleeing truck, ordered Grubb to stop and, when Grubb refused, shot the driver.
The officer sustained minor injuries and has been placed on paid administrative leave while TBI agents continue to investigate the shooting.
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Refusal to stop = execution?
And since when did jumping into the back of a truck become official police procedure?
Tough DUI laws they have in Tennessee. I didn’t know it was a capital offense.
The Cop is a cowboy and should never have been placed in a position to kill. The Supreme Court ruled ( Tennessee v. Garner ) that fleeing is not a reason to shoot. The fleeing suspect must be a danger to the cop ( has a weapon etc ) or to others in order to shoot. In this case the Officer endangered himself, shot a man that was not his initial subject and all over a simple non-violent crime.
He’ll walk. It will be ruled " all within department policy" and the Feds fix it if it gets fixed.
I’ll bet a bunch the IA or some Judge determines it appropriate as well as killing a man for driving away.