Sheriff: Deputy shot in standoff at Tenn. home has died
By: The Associated Press, policeone.com
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. — Authorities say a sheriff’s deputy who was shot during a standoff at a Tennessee home has died.
News outlets cite a statement from the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office as saying that deputy Steve Hinkle died Tuesday afternoon. The 65-year-old had been at a hospital since he was shot in an exchange of gunfire during the standoff on Saturday.
Sheriff Jeff Cassidy promoted Hinkle to sergeant in a private ceremony.
