Incident

7-27-2014 Tennessee Knoxville 1-1

Location

July 27, 2014

Incident Address
Knoxville, Tennessee

Participants

  • Type: Victim
  • Name: Officer David Gerlach
  • Age: 26
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Unharmed
  • Type: Subject-Suspect
  • Name: Ronald Carden
  • Age: 45
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

  • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
  • Officer Involved Incident
  • Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
  • Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator unarmed - may have other weapons

Notes

officer pulls over to assist broken-down vehicle; passenger becomes violent and attempts to grab officer's gun; taser failed to subdue suspect;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

  • Type: Unknown

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 7
State House District: 18