TBI: Gibson Co deputy involved in fatal shooting
TRENTON, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating a deputy involved shooting that left one man dead late Friday night. According to the TBI, deputies with the Gibson County Sheriff‘s Office responded to 26 Petty Lane in Trenton just before midnight Friday, after a man had made numerous threatening calls to 911. When deputies arrived, investigators said 52-year-old Michael Joseph Bartkiewicz came out of the home and pointed a weapon at the officers. Deputies then fired on Bartkiewicz who was struck and later died at the scene. The TBI said the investigation was started at the request of 28th District Attorney General Garry Brown and it is still ongoing. Investigators said no one else was injured in the incident. The TBI and Gibson County Deputies remain on the scene Saturday and currently have Petty Lane blocked off. Stay with WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News for the latest on this developing story.
