Woman dead, officer injured after Cocke County car chase, shooting, TBI says

The shooting happened around 5 p.m. Tuesday, TBI officials said, and involved a Parrottsville Police Department officer and a Cocke County Sheriff’s Office deputy.

The shooting happened around 5 p.m. Tuesday, TBI officials said, and involved a Parrottville Police Department officer and a Cocke County Sheriff’s Office deput

By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey

Published: May. 24, 2023 at 9:51 AM EDT|Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 2:20 PM EDT

PARROTTSVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A woman is dead after officers shot at a woman in Cocke County after she led them on a car chase, according to officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

The shooting happened around 5 p.m. Tuesday, TBI officials said, and involved a Parrottsville Police Department officer and a Cocke County Sheriff’s Office deputy. The woman, identified as Whitney Leanne Fox, reportedly led the officers on a chase after they tried to stop her while driving along Highway 321.

A woman is dead after officers shot at a woman in Cocke County after she led them on a car... — A woman is dead after officers shot at a woman in Cocke County after she led them on a car chase on Highway 321, according to officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.(WVLT News)

From there, Fox reportedly drove into a field along Fox Hollow Road.

“As officers approached the vehicle, for reasons still under investigation, shots were fired, and Fox was fatally wounded,” TBI officials said.

The Parrottsville officer was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, TBI officials said.

Now, the TBI is investigating the shooting.

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