In one of those highly dangerous and extremely regrettable confrontations that sometimes occur as our police officers seek to maintain public safety, there has been a tragic local death.
A distressed 29-year-old man, reportedly threatening suicide, suddenly charged off a porch, pointing a pistol at several Chattanooga police officers who had been called in the troubling situation.
Reportedly crying “suicide by cop,” the agitated subject was said to have pointed a revolver at police officers, who were only 20 to 25 feet away. The police officers fired. The troubled man suffered numerous wounds that were fatal.
The lamentable death was a terrible result in the course of police officers’ efforts in their challenging and dangerous duty.