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Officers shoot and kill the man who shot at them, Knoxville police say

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Knoxville Police Officers shot a man dead who shot at them when they arrived to investigate a domestic dispute, police said in a news release.

The shooting happened on the city’s west side, on the 4700 block of Santala Drive, at approximately 7:50 a.m. on April 27. Police have released only preliminary details, saying a man shot at officers and they fired in response.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene and a woman was hospitalized with a gunshot wound. Police have not said how she was shot. No officers were injured.

This is a developing story and will be updated.