TENNESSEE — TBI Agents are investigating the circumstances surrounding an officer-involved shooting in Weakly County.
The incident occurred near the 300 block of State Line Road in Weakly County where preliminary information indicates an officer from the Hickman County (Kentucky) Sheriff’s Department were in pursuit of a man that ended in Weakly County. At the conclusion of the vehicle pursuit, the individual fled on foot where the officer then encountered the man with a knife which resulted in the officer discharging their service weapon, striking and ultimately killing the individual. The deceased individual has been identified as Salvador Byassee, of Clinton, KY. No law enforcement officers were injured in the incident.
Prior to this incident, at approximately 1:15am CST, Byassee did not yield to a sobriety check point being conducted by the Kentucky State Police on Highway 1218 in Hickman County, KY which resulted in an initial pursuit by the Kentucky State Police and the Hickman County (KY) Sheriff’s Department. Byassee temporarily evaded law enforcement during this initial pursuit after wrecking his car and fleeing on foot in Weakly County, TN. Byassee then subsequently stole a car in Weakly County and was then again encountered by the Hickman County, KY Sheriff’s Department while they were still in the area. This secondary pursuit resulted in the officer-involved shooting.
