SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. — UPDATE (1/15):
The man who was killed in a Sevier County shooting was identified by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
The man was identified as McCrae Bowser, the TBI said.
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The Sevier County Sheriff's Office said Friday deputies were responding to a shooting reported at an apartment complex.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said agents are investigating as well because the shooting involved a SCSO deputy. In a release, the TBI said dispatchers received a call at around 6:30 p.m. from a woman at the Smoky Crossing Apartments in Seymour saying her ex-boyfriend was outside her home with a gun.
"For reasons that remain under investigation, shots were fired, and the male individual was injured. He was transported by ambulance to a Knoxville hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. His identity is being withheld until next of kin has been notified," the TBI said.
The TBI said agents were working Friday to determine the circumstances behind the shooting by collecting interviews and conducting interviews.
According to Tyler Basler, a Sevier County spokesperson, the apartment complex is located in Seymour on Chapman Highway.
Additional information, such as the identity of the man killed, was not immediately available. This story will be updated when more information is available.