TBI identifies man killed in Decatur Co. officer-involved shooting

DECATUR COUNTY, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has identified a man killed in an early morning officer-involved shooting.

Charles Dove, 35, of Jackson was killed during an exchange of gunfire with Decatur County deputies after they responded to a report of an armed robbery around 1 a.m. Tuesday, according to Susan Niland, a public information officer with the TBI.

No officers were injured in the shooting.

Dove was driving a car reported stolen Monday from Lexington, according to Niland.

Niland said deputies responded to a robbery at a Marathon convenience store on Highway 641 and soon afterward saw a vehicle matching a description of the one involved.

Deputies pursued the vehicle and set up a roadblock. They say Dove ran off the road and into an embankment.

“During an altercation between deputies and the subject, shots were fired at the driver of the car,” Niland said.

A gun was recovered from Dove, according to Niland.

Niland said the shooting is still under investigation.

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