TBI investigating police shooting

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating what made a police officer shoot a man in his car in the Chandler Pointe subdivision Tuesday night. Mt. Juliet Police said they responded to a domestic assault call around 8:30 p.m. on Monthemer Cove Drive. The suspect, Jamie Darby, 36, was not at the residence when police responded, but police took out a warrant out for him. When police returned to the house around 2 a.m. Wednesday a car was sitting in the driveway of the home, with the suspect inside. He would not respond when police tried to remove him from the car, and he refused to exit. Police broke the window to force the suspect out of the car. That’s when the suspect grabbed a gun from inside the car and pointed it at the police officer, who fired on the suspect. According to MJPD Chief Andy Garrett on Wednesday, the officers involved in the shooting are Sgt. Jason Ezell, Cpl. Charles McWhirter, and Officer Cliff Dunn. Garrett could not give additional information since the case has been turned over to the TBI.TBI spokesperson Kristin Helm said Wednesday that the ongoing investigation will take several weeks, and the results will then be turned over to the District Attorney’s office for review. Darby was transported to Vanderbilt Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Leadership Wilson

Leadership Wilson to Host Baby Shower Leadership Wilson will host a baby shower for the Mt. Juliet Help Center, which is need of essential items for babies in less fortunate families, at Celebration Lutheran Church on Friday, March 12, from 2 – 5 p.m. If your business would like to make a donation or be a drop site please call 758-9796 today. Let’s help put babies to bed with a full tummy and a dry diaper – the following items are needed: diapers sizes Newborn – 5, wipes, formula, and baby cereal. Celebration Lutheran Church is located at 3425 N. Mt. Juliet Road. Drop-off locations for donated items are: City Hall, Community Center, Cedarstone Bank and the two Region Banks on N. Mt. Juliet Road, and the Del Webb community.