By Associated Press - Wednesday, October 25, 2017

GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say a deputy in Tennessee has shot and wounded a person who fled police before exiting a vehicle with a gun.

A statement from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says the pursuit began Tuesday night in Wilson County and ended at a Sumner County residence, where the person exited the vehicle with a firearm.

The bureau says the person was wounded and taken to a hospital for treatment. Officials did not identify the person shot or the deputy.



No further details were immediately available.

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