CARYVILLE, Tenn. — The Caryville Police Department said they were searching for a suspect after a chase and shooting that started the morning of Aug. 25.
They said at around 9 a.m. on Aug. 25, the CPD and the Campbell County Sheriff's Office were searching for a stolen car from Michigan that had fled from the Williamsburg Police Department and the Jellico Police Department. They said the car was seen near a gas station on Luther Siebers Boulevard and was driving toward Flatwoods Road.
CPD and CCSO found the car and tried to pull it over, but a pursuit started. They said the car then crashed just before Wilson Cemetery on Flatwoods Road and two men ran away into some nearby woods.
The LaFollette Police Department then responded with K-9 units and officers to help search for the suspects. The Knox County Sheriff's Office's aviation units also responded to help with the search, CPD said.
An LPD detective found both suspects on Ollis Creek Trail, according to CPD, and both men ran away again. CPD also said a shooting broke out between the detective and an unknown suspect. CPD said they believe nobody was hit in the shooting.
The U.S. Marshal's Service, the Scott County Sheriff's Office and the Blount County Sheriff's Office SWAT team then responded as well, CPD said.
At around 9:40 p.m., a CPD officer saw a suspect on Luther Siebers Boulevard, near a campground. The officer took the suspect into custody without incident.
However, CPD said the other suspect was still at large and is believed to be armed and dangerous. They said they were still searching for him as of Aug. 31. They said anyone who sees the suspect should call 911 immediately.
