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Lisa A. Short

Age : 54

Gender : Female

Race : White

Date : 07/01/2021

Location : West Side Inn, 1017 West Stone Drive

City : Kingsport

County : Sullivan

State : Tennessee

Agency : Kingsport Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during response to person-with-a-weapon call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 07/01/2021, a Kingsport Police Department officer shot and killed Lisa A. Short, 54, at the West Side Inn, 1017 West Stone Drive in Kingsport. Kingsport Central Dispatch received a call for help at approximately 5:20 a.m. from a motel resident who reported that a woman armed with a firearm was banging on his door. Multiple patrol officers responded.

Police encountered Short at the motel. The Kingsport Police Department reported that she was holding a pistol. Officers repeatedly ordered her to drop the gun. Police alleged that Short did not comply, and one officer fired, striking her.

Short was transported to a hospital, where she died later that day. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation identified her as Lisa Short, born 09/04/1966, and opened an independent investigation at the request of Second Judicial District Attorney General Barry Staubus.

The Kingsport Police Department placed the officers directly involved on paid administrative leave while the TBI investigation proceeded. The department assigned case number 21-013540 to the incident.

TBI agents collected evidence, conducted interviews and reconstructed the events leading to the shooting. Under Tennessee procedure, the TBI acted as the investigative agency and submitted its findings to District Attorney General Barry Staubus for review rather than making the legal determination itself.

Later reporting based on the completed investigation stated that toxicology testing detected methamphetamine in Short’s system. The TBI evidence was subsequently presented to a Sullivan County grand jury. The grand jury reviewed the shooting and cleared the officer of wrongdoing.

OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Kingsport Police Department officer who fired the fatal shots has not been publicly identified in the official releases or subsequent reporting located for the case. The Sullivan County grand jury reviewed the TBI investigation and declined to impose criminal liability on the officer.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kingsporttn.gov/kpd-e-news-release-armed-suspect-at-west-side-inn-leads-to-officer-involved-shooting-update/
https://tbinewsroom.com/2021/07/01/tbi-agents-investigating-kingsport-officer-involved-shooting/
https://timesnews.net/news/85306/woman-shot-by-kpd-tested-positive-for-meth/
https://timesnews.net/news/73304/armed-woman-shot-at-west-side-inn-dies-from-injuries/
https://wcyb.com/news/local/suspect-shot-in-kingsport-officer-involved-shooting-police-say