Tennessee police shootout leaves 1 dead, police dog wounded
Authorities in Tennessee say a gunfight between police and a man inside a home left him dead SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. -- A gunfight between police and a man inside a home in east Tennessee left him dead and wound ed a K-9 police dog named Hank, who is recovering from surgery, authorities said Saturday. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation did not say if police gunfire killed the man, 63-year-old David Wright, who was found dead inside the house. The bureau said an autopsy would determine the manner and cause of death. A second person in the home was hospitalized with unspecified injuries. The bureau's news release did not identify the injured person. Officers went to the house in Sevierville on Friday night after a felony in which someone evaded police in a vehicle, the bureau said. Someone inside the home fired at the officers, who shot back. The bureau is investigating the shooting. Sevierville city spokesperson Bob Stahlke said Hank the K-9 officer underwent surgery for a gunshot ...