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Floyd Michael Woody

Case # :102

Gender : Male

Age : 68

Race : White

Date : 01/25/2022

Location : 1400 block of David

City : Dandridge

County : Jefferson

State : Tennessee

Agency : Dandridge PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

Dandridge PD were sent on a welfare check on 68-year-old Floyd Michael Woody. Police apparently arrived with SWAT. Woody was unwilling to come outside. Police state that he eventually came outside and got into a vehicle and was engaged by an officer in a physical altercation, whereupon a Jefferson County deputy and an officer with the White Pine Police Department shot and killed him. He was not reported to be armed and it is unclear why police killed him.

Source Links :

https://www.wate.com/news/officer-involved-shooting-reported-in-dandridge/