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Robbie Leigh Hodge

Age : 52

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 05/07/2021

Location : 1200 block of Rocky Branch Road

City : Rutledge

County : Grainger

State : Tennessee

Agency : Grainger County Sheriff’s Office, Bean Station Police Department, Rutledge Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during shooting call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 05/07/2021, deputies from the Grainger County Sheriff’s Office and officers from the Bean Station Police Department and Rutledge Police Department responded to a report of a man firing shots inside a residence in the 1200 block of Rocky Branch Road in Rutledge. Upon arrival, officers made contact with Robbie Leigh Hodge. During the encounter, two officers discharged their weapons, striking Hodge. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No officers were reported injured. Investigators from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation remained at the scene to collect evidence and interviews following the shooting.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://tbinewsroom.com/2021/05/08/tbi-agents-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-grainger-county/
https://www.wvlt.tv/2021/05/08/tbi-investigating-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-grainger-county/
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/one-man-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-grainger-county-tbi-investigating/51-22562bf8-5666-414b-a6bf-f0230ef44b68