RED BANK, TENN. — TBI Agents are investigating an officer-involved shooting early this morning in East Tennessee.
Police say the incident occurred after Midnight, when an officer from the Red Bank Police Department attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a vehicle that failed to yield. A pursuit ensued and law enforcement officers with both the Soddy Daisy Police Department and the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office joined in the pursuit. The vehicle fled from officers into a private drive on Burchard Road in Soddy Daisy and led pursuing officers into a wooded area. While attempting to apprehend the subjects, the vehicle struck a Red Bank officer, who ultimately fired upon the vehicle, striking the female driver and male passenger.
Both subjects were taken to Erlanger Medical Center where the female driver died from her injuries. The male subject is currently in critical condition. The Red Bank officer was also treated for his injury and has been released from the hospital.
The woman who died as a result of this incident has been identified as 39-year-old Donna Lynn Allen.
The investigation is ongoing and the officer who fired the fatal shots has been placed on leave.
