A 20-year-old woman from Tennessee is dead and a man is being treated in the hospital for gunshot wounds following an officer-involved shooting during a traffic stop.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement that the body of Shelby Comer was discovered inside a vehicle that crashed in Grundy County on Saturday night.
The driver of the car, identified by the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office as 32-year-old Jackie Bean, of Franklin County, was tracked down at 8am on Sunday following a manhunt.
Woman shot: Shelby comer, 20 (left and right) was found dead inside a wrecked car after an officer-involved shooting on Saturday night in Tennessee
Deputies with the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office tried to pull over a car on B Mine Road in Grundy County, Tennessee (pictured)
Officials say the driver of this vehicle pulled a gun on a deputy, prompting the latter to fire several rounds into the car
The vehicle, which was facing the deputy’s patrol car at the time, sped away and sideswiped the deputy’s cruiser
Bean was transported to a hospital for treatment, reported WRCB-TV. His condition is unknown at this time.
On Sunday morning, however, TBI released an update saying that efforts to identify the suspect in the shooting were ongoing, and that the ‘individual identified in an earlier release has been located and, at this time, does not appear to be involved in the incident.’
The agency did not specify whether the ‘individual’ in question was Jackie Bean. DailyMail.com reached out to TBI seeking a clarification on Monday and was told in an email that officials with the agency ‘are not yet identifying that individual.’
Sheriff Clint Shrum said it is unclear if Comer died during the officer-involved shooting on Saturday, or before.
According to the TBI news release, the shooting occurred at 10.30pm on Saturday after deputies with the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office tried to pull over a car on B Mine Road.
The driver reportedly pointed a firearm at the deputy, who then fired into the vehicle several times. The vehicle, which was facing the deputy’s patrol car at the time, sped away and sideswiped the deputy’s cruiser.
Deputies attempted to pursue the vehicle, but quickly lost sight of it.
About 20 minutes later, a passerby caught sight of the suspect crashed off of the side of B Mine Road.
Unanswered questions: It is unclear if Comer (left and right) died during the officer-involved shooting on Saturday, or before
The male driver approached the bystander and said that he had been shot and needed help, asking for the stranger’s vehicle.
The bystander drove off and contacted law enforcement. When officers arrived, the driver had fled. However,Shelby Comer’s body was found inside the car. It will be sent for autopsy in Nashville to determine the cause of death.
The deputy who fired the shots into the car was placed on paid administrative leave, as per the department’s policy.