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On 01/22/2021, Cocke County deputies responded to a residence at 380 Pierce Rd for a domestic disturbance involving a firearm and encountered an armed individual who refused to cooperate. During contact the person made threats and fired rounds, prompting deputies to withdraw and request tactical assistance. A SWAT team established containment and attempted communication during an extended standoff lasting roughly sixteen hours before entering the home. The individual was found deceased inside from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Reporting indicates the confrontation unfolded within a prolonged police containment environment and the death occurred prior to officers reaching the individual.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-dead-16-hour-standoff-214319258.html

On 01/08/2021 at approximately 2 p.m., White County sheriff’s deputies attempted to serve an arrest warrant at a residence on Woodland Trail in Sparta related to an incident the previous day involving a traffic stop. According to authorities, when deputies entered the home, Charles Edward Williams exited through the back of the residence. Deputies followed him onto a rear deck area. During the encounter, a deputy opened fire, killing Williams. Prosecutors later stated that Williams was holding a wallet at the time he was shot. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation conducted an inquiry, and the district attorney later cleared the deputy of criminal wrongdoing. Williams’s family filed a civil lawsuit challenging the circumstances of the shooting.

https://www.wkrn.com/news/crime-tracker/tbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-at-sparta-home/
https://newschannel9.com/news/local/lawsuit-claims-tennessee-man-killed-by-deputy-was-unarmed-holding-wallet-crime-alertnest-police-shooting-white-county-nashville
https://spartalive.com/stories/district-attorney-closes-case-on-white-county-officer-involved-shooting,37018

On 01/06/2021, Robert Howard was taken from a residence in the 3500 block of Mark Twain Street in Memphis by on duty Memphis police officer Patric Ferguson. According to court records, Ferguson encountered Howard outside the home while armed with his personal handgun and forced him into the back of a police vehicle. Ferguson then drove Howard less than half a mile to the area of Frayser Boulevard and Denver Street. Howard was later found dead from gunshot wounds. Ferguson was arrested and charged in state court with first degree murder and kidnapping. Federal prosecutors later charged Ferguson with civil rights violations related to Howard’s death.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/us/memphis-police-officer-kidnapping.html
https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/former-memphis-officer-hit-with-federal-charges-19447608.php
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article288431151.html