[KnoxNews] Authorities are working to identify a man who was shot and killed in a gun battle that left two Greeneville, Tennessee police officers wounded Sunday night.Thank the Lord they are OK.
The shooting occurred inside an apartment where the gunman opened fire on the two officers during the search for another man who allegedly fled from a traffic stop moments earlier, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
The episode began shortly before 11 p.m. when a driver sped away from Greeneville Police Department officers as they attempted to stop him for speeding along Tusculum Boulevard, a TBI news release states.
Police chased the vehicle to the 100 block of Mason Street, where the driver abandoned the car and ran into a nearby apartment complex.
A woman in the car identified the driver as Joshua Howard and said he lived with her in an apartment there. She gave officers consent to search her apartment.
"Upon entering the residence, officers identified themselves and encountered a second male subject who did not reside at the apartment," according to the release.
"For reasons still under investigation, the man became combative, pulled a gun on the officers, and fired shots. Two of the officers were struck. The two officers returned fire, hitting the man."
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The gunman was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
He's dead, Jim.
Efforts to identify him are ongoing, according to TBI.
The two officers were treated at the hospital for what were described as non-life-threatening injuries.
Howard was located later and taken into custody. It was not immediately clear whether he is facing criminal charges.