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Floyd Michael Woody
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
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/