KINGSPORT, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said it is investigating after a Kingsport Police Department officer shot and killed a woman early Thursday morning.
Just before 5:30 a.m., Kingsport officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of West Stone Drive on a report of a woman with a pistol at the West Side Inn, according to a release.
Upon arrival, officers said they encountered the woman, identified as 54-year-old Lisa Short, armed with a weapon. The situation escalated when officers said Short refused to drop the weapon.
The Kingsport Police Department said an officer shot her after she refused to follow multiple orders to drop the gun, saying she was "presenting a clear and present threat to the officers and others in close proximity."
Short was taken to a local hospital for treatment and later pronounced dead, according to the TBI. No officers were hurt.
The TBI said the investigation is ongoing and will give updates as more information becomes available.