Around 9:30 a.m. the Rockwood Police Department was dispatched to a call of a domestic altercation between a man and woman inside a vehicle. The woman was able to get out of the vehicle, and Glynn Farse Young continued on driving. After a brief pursuit, the driver stopped on the side of Highway 27. When officers with the Rockwood Police Department and Roane County Sheriff's Office approached his vehicle, the man brandished a handgun at officers, and a Rockwood officer shot and killed him.
Agency: Rockwood Police Department
Motive: Domestic Disturbance-no specific details
Confrontation Type: Domestic Disturbance
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Glynn Farse Young
Death Date: July 13, 2020
County: Roane
Geography: Rural
Gender: Male
Age: 59
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Car
Washington Post Database ID: 5989