Police received a call from a home around 2:30 p.m. from a man who claimed to have shot his wife. When police arrived, there was a brief standoff involving a deputy, an agent with the Eighth Judicial Drug Task Force and a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper. Michael Heatherly allegedly pointed a gun at officers and was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Michael Heatherly
Agency Responsible: Campbell County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee Highway Patrol
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Race: White
Date of Death: July 25, 2018
County: Campbell
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3960
Geography: Rural