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KCSO: One hospitalized after deputy shot suspect in North Knox Co.

KCSO said the deputy shot the suspect after they pulled out a weapon. The person was taken to the hospital with a non-life threatening wound, KCSO said.

The Knox County Sheriff's Office said one of its deputies shot a suspect in North Knoxville Tuesday afternoon during a burglary call.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting.

KCSO said patrols were sent to a burglary in progress on Dante Road at around 2:52 p.m. Tuesday. During the investigation, deputies were led to a business in the 6700-block of Central Avenue Pike, where they found three suspects, officials said.

Agents with the TBI said one of the suspects ran into the business' bathroom, and another ran out the door. Deputies ordered the man, identified as 23-year-old Solyman Murray, to come out. 

At that point, the TBI said a confrontation occurred, saying Murray reportedly reached for a gun in his waistband. KCSO said a deputy then shot him once, hitting him.

Deputies arrested the two other suspects shortly after.

Emergency crews took Murray to the University of Tennessee Medical Center with what officials said was a non-life threatening wound.

The TBI and KCSO are not identifying the deputy. Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen's office will review the case to determine if the officer was justified in the shooting.

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