CLEVELAND, Tennessee — A Bradley County sheriff’s deputy, identified by the Times Free Press as Tiffany Oakley, shot and killed a man during a struggle at her home early Tuesday morning.
Around 2 a.m., the deputy went to her home on her lunch break while working the 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift and encountered a male suspect.
“Someone stepped out of the shadows and accosted her,” Bradley County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Ed Ramsey said.
The deputy attempted to apprehend the suspect but during the struggle she fired her weapon at him, according to the TBI.
“Our Agents are working to collect evidence and conduct any and all relevant interviews as the investigation progresses,” TBI spokesman Josh DeVine said in a statement.
The suspect, 23-year-old Allan F. White later died at a local hospital. An autopsy is scheduled.
The 28-year-old deputy has been with the department for two years. She is expected to be o.k.
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The investigation is ongoing.
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