TBI Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Oak Ridge

TBI Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Oak Ridge

The TBI is investigating after a man was shot and killed by police Saturday night.

Oak Ridge Police got a call of a man in need of assistance around 9:30 p.m. at a home on the 100 block of Briar Road. Officers say they found 41-year-old Fred John Henry Arcera armed with two knifes.

Officials say he came at officers who shot him. Arcera was pronounced dead on the scene. No officers were injured. The TBI is handling the investigation.

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