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Bristol Man Id’d

The man shot and killed by police in Bristol, Tennessee, Thursday morning is now identified as Timmy Lee Thurman Jr., of Bristol.Thurman Jr. fired multiple shots and pointed a gun at an officer before he was shot and killed, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.The TBI said that a Sullivan County deputy saw a vehicle being driven out of control near Sullivan East High School on Weaver Pike. As the deputy tried to make a traffic stop, the driver reportedly fired shots out the window before leading deputies on a chase, during which he reportedly fired additional shots, says TBI.

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