TENNESSEE — (Scroll down for video) — Gallatin police confirm an officer involved shooting Wednesday morning that occurred on Chaffin Court in Gallatin.
Gallatin officers responded to a call for assistance from the Sumner County Sheriff’s Department following one of their deputies being stabbed while serving an eviction warrant.
Upon the arrival on scene of Gallatin officers, Laronda Sweatt met Officer James Spray in the street and backed him up to his vehicle while threatening him with the same axe that she assaulted the Sumner Deputy.
As she continued advancing and making aggressive movement with the axe towards our officer, Officer Spray fired two shots striking Sweat both times.
Officers immediately attended Sweat with medical treatment; however she later died at Sumner Regional Medical Center.
The TBI is handling the investigation and Officer Spray has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation.
