Incident

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10-25-2019 Tennessee Niota 1-1

Location

October 25, 2019

Niota, Tennessee

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Dawn Branson
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Significant others - current or former
Name: Roger L. Branson
Age: 59
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator shot
Domestic Violence

Notes

McMinn County, man barricaded inside home fatally shot his wife held hostage then shot in gunfire exchange with deputies, arson multi-building fire, handgun

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.wrcbtv.com/story/41235145/update-suspect-identified-in-officerinvolved-shooting-and-arson-in-mcminn-county-tbi-releases-incident-details

URL: https://www.wate.com/news/top-stories/woman-dead-after-arson-hostage-situation-in-mcminn-county/

URL: https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2019/10/26/tbi-man-shot-after-killing-wife-exchanging-gunfire-deputies/2468416001/

URL: https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/woman-dead-suspect-shot-by-deputies-after-hostage-situation-in-mcminn-county/51-fc2a55d1-65be-4611-bd89-e48d80d9013f

District

Congressional District: 3
State Senate District: 9
State House District: 23