BLOUNTVILLE, TENN — A Sullivan County deputy is in serious condition after a suspect shot him in northeast Tennessee, officials said.
Sullivan County Deputy Steve Hinkle is being treated at a hospital, Sullivan County Sheriff's Office spokesman Andy Seabolt told the Bristol Herald-Courier..
The suspect had barricaded himself in a house on Highway 394, which law enforcement had surrounded, WCYB-TV reported.
The suspect was later found dead inside his home, according to authorities.
Several law enforcement agencies, including the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, were on the scene. At least one road near a Dollar General store in Blountville has been blocked off.