Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to 7146 Sims Road early this morning at approximately 1:30 a.m. on a man threatening suicide, according to sheriff’s spokeswoman Janice Atkinson.
When deputies arrived at the residence, David Shockey, 36, was seen on the front porch with a weapon in his hand, she said. The man’s father took the weapon from him but he reentered the residence where other weapons were available, Ms. Atkinson said.
Contact was made with the Mr. Shockey, but he refused to cooperate or talk with police, Ms. Atkinson said. Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team was contacted and deployed at 3:15 a.m. to the Sims Road address.
After several hours Bradley County Sheriff’s Office SWAT was notified and requested to bring their heavy armored vehicle to use if needed, Ms. Atkinson said.
Numerous attempts were made to talk with Mr. Shockey over a period of several hours and at 11:30 a.m. gas was deployed into the residence, Ms. Atkinson said. When Mr. Shockey exited the house and was confronted by police, he became extremely combative and a Taser was used to subdue him, Ms. Atkinson said.