EAST RIDGE, TENN. — Authorities are investigating after a south Tennessee police officer fatally shot a suspect. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports the altercation began at about 6 p.m. Friday when East Ridge police responded to a report of a man wielding a knife. Hamilton County Sheriff's spokesman Matt Lea says police located the suspect outside a home. Lea says the man refused commands and approached the officer with a weapon, prompting the officer to fire. He says he saw the officer on the driver's side, aiming a rifle over the hood of his car.

Source: thestar August 20, 2016 21:56 UTC