Tennessee sheriff’s deputies shoot and kill man who hit officer with car

Two Tennessee sheriff’s deputies shot and wounded a driver who hit one of the law enforcement officers with a vehicle, authorities said.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies encountered the man in a vehicle Monday night while responding to a disturbance call in Cordova, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.

Preliminary reports from the scene indicate that the man hit one deputy, which led to both deputies firing into the vehicle and hitting the driver, the bureau said.

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The wounded man was taken to an area hospital in critical condition and both deputies were hospitalized with noncritical injuries, authorities said.

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An independent investigation into the circumstances that led to the shooting was continuing, according to the bureau. No further information was immediately released.