TBI investigation leads to charges in Johnson City police officer-involved shooting – www.elizabethton.com

JOHNSON CITY — An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has resulted in charges being filed in connection with an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Johnson City Friday evening.

On June 21, at the request of First Judicial District Attorney General Steve Finney, TBI agents initiated an investigation into the officer-involved shooting at 100 W. Chestnut Street. During the incident, two Johnson City Police officers entered a residence and encountered Brad Ward, who was armed with a shotgun. Ward fired his gun at the officers, who returned fire, striking Ward. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment.

TBI agents obtained a warrant charging Brad Ward, 52, with one count of domestic assault, one count of aggravated child abuse and neglect, one count of aggravated child endangerment, one count of reckless endangerment, one count of aggravated assault, one count of aggravated assault first aid qualifications and one count of attempted first-degree murder. After being released from the hospital today, Ward was processed and then transported to the Washington County Jail. He is currently in custody without bail.