Sheriff: Police shot man driving toward officers

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say police in Tennessee fatally shot a motorist who was driving toward officers.

The Knoxville News Sentinel cited a statement from the Knox County Sheriff's Office that says a Knoxville police officer shot 30-year-old Jason C. Minnick of Clinton in the parking lot of an apartment complex.

The statement says Knoxville officers were called to the scene Saturday night due to a man "possibly dealing drugs in the parking lot of Tanglewood Apartments." When officers arrived, they began walking toward the man, who was in a vehicle. The statement says the man began driving in the direction of the officers and one of them fired, hitting and killing the driver. No officers were injured.