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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Sorry 'bout that

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - An officer with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office was shot in the leg while serving felony warrants on Tuesday night, according to office representatives. 

According to a release, officers were called to the 8200 block of Brickyard Road in Powell at 10:57 p.m. While serving the warrants, a pit bull came around the trailer and began attacking Officer Lydia Driver. Driver’s partner, Jordan Hurst, tried to subdue the dog, but inadvertently shot Driver in the leg, officials said.