The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man who was shot and killed by a police officer in East Ridge early Friday evening.
At 9 p.m., investigators were still on scene, stepping around yellow evidence markers scattered over the driveway of a home in the 1700 block of Prigmore Road.
The incident began at an AutoZone on Ringgold Road around 6 p.m. when East Ridge police responded to a report of a man wielding a knife there, according to Matt Lea, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office.
The suspect, who has not been identified, was then located outside the home on Prigmore Road, but when he was addressed by an officer, he began refusing commands. He allegedly approached the officer with a weapon, prompting the officer to fire, Lea said.
He was later pronounced dead.