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Fairfield Glade police say one dead, two in surgery after Cumberland Co. shooting

At around 2:30 p.m. the sheriff's office said SWAT was responding to the scene along with negotiators. They said they were speaking with a suspect.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Tenn. — UPDATE (7:15 p.m.): The Fairfield Glade Police Department held a press conference Friday evening. There, they said one person had died as a result of the shooting and the suspect was taken into custody without incident.

They said calls about the shooting started coming in at around 11:24 a.m. and when police arrived, they said they started giving medical assistance to people there. During the press conference, they said two people were in surgery due to the shooting.

Authorities said initial calls described a much larger situation involving several more injured people, but those calls turned out not to accurately reflect the situation.

The suspect was taken into custody at his home on King Arthur Court, police said.

"There was never a time when the community was at risk of something happening," authorities said.

The identity of the victim and the suspect was not immediately available.

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The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office said it was responding to a shooting in the Fairfield Glade area. By 2:50 p.m. they said the suspect was in custody and the scene was under investigation. They said teams were still processing the scene.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents and Fairfield Glade Police are also responding to the scene at Grouse Court. 

Before the arrest, authorities said at around 2:30 p.m. SWAT officers were on scene with them along with negotiators. They said they were speaking with a suspect in the area around that time.

Additional information about any possible victims, the identity of the suspect or events leading up to the shooting was not immediately available.

You can watch a press conference about the shooting below.

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Grouse Court was the location of a shooting incident on Friday, according to authorities.

This is a developing story that will be updated as more information becomes available.

    

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