The Great Smoky Mountain Journal

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Posted: Sunday, January 21, 2018 07:29 PM

50 Law Enforcement Officers Stand Watch At UT Medical Center Late Monday Night After Knox County Deputy Shot in Arm

On Monday night, some 50 law enforcement officials stood watch at University of Tennessee Medical Center after a Knox County Sheriff's Office deputy was shot in the arm.

Law enforcement officials stand watch at University of Tennessee Medical Center after a Knox County deputy was shot in the line of duty.

Officials told our Local 8 News crew to park on the top floor of the parking garage at U.T. Medical Center because the lower levels were reserved for officers coming for support.

The Major Crimes Unit reported that the deputy was shot in the arm and a suspect was shot in the shoulder and that both were taken by ambulance to U.T. Medical Center. The officer was reportedly in stable condition. The suspect’s condition was not known.

Local 8 News Reporter Chynna Greene reported at least 50 officers coming and going at University of Tennessee Medical Center. She said the campus blocked off parts of a parking garage to accommodate law enforcement officials arriving to stand watch.

The deputy was responding to 115 Noe Hill Lane off Asheville Hwy. on an attempted suicide call when investigators said the suspect shot the deputy and the deputy returned fire.