Around 6 p.m., an officer responded to a 911 call that said a man was threatened with a knife. When the officer approached the truck with the man still inside, the man got out of the truck and struck the officer with two knives. The officer shot and killed him.
Agency: Oakland TN Police Department
Motive: Aggravated assault
Confrontation Type: Violent Crime
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Michael Brandon Joyner
Death Date: December 24, 2020
County: Fayette
Geography: Rural
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6457