Nashville, TN – At the request of 19th Judicial District Attorney General Robert Nash, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) special agents continue to investigate a Friday evening shooting incident involving an officer of the Greenbrier Police Department.
Preliminary information indicates the incident occurred following a traffic stop in the 100 block of Candy Lane. An officer from the Greenbrier Police Department stopped a Nissan Maxima, but the driver fled and attempted to hit the officer after a female passenger exited the vehicle.
The officer fired upon the car, but it remains unclear, at the time of this release, whether the gunfire struck the car or the driver, as efforts to locate both remained ongoing at the time of this release.
As part of this ongoing investigation, TBI is asking for the public’s help to locate 22-year-old Jalon Devon Smith, who now faces charges in Friday evening’s incident. At the time of the incident, Smith was driving a blue 2009 Nissan Maxima with TN tag 550-BMRL.
Anyone with information about Smith’s whereabouts or the vehicle should contact 1.800.TBI.FIND.
TBI agents are working to independently determine the series of events leading to the shooting, including collecting evidence and conducting interviews. Throughout the process, investigative findings will be shared with the District Attorney General for his further review and consideration.
The TBI acts solely as fact-finders in its cases and does not determine whether the actions of an officer were justified in these types of matters. That decision rests with the District Attorney General requesting TBI’s involvement.
The TBI does not identify the officers involved in these types of incidents and instead refers questions of that nature to the respective department to answer as it sees fit.
