Three Knox County Sheriff’s Office Deputies involved in a shooting that resulted in the death of a West Knox County man on February 24, 2010 are back on patrol as of Monday, March 1, 2010.  The three had been on administrative leave with pay after the shooting which occurred at 10633 Lone Star Way.  According to the report, at 2:27 p.m. officers responded to a 911 call from Linda Kelly that her husband, 56 year old Robert Kelly, was suicidal and armed with a gun.  As officers approached the home, Kelly came out of the house with a handgun in each hand and shot at officers.   They returned fire and Kelly fell to the ground.  Officers secured the suspect’s weapons, a 9mm handgun and a .45 caliber handgun, and he was transported by Rural Metro to U.T. Hospital where he died.

The officers involved in the incident are 39 year old J.D. Ferguson, who has been with KCSO since 2004; 41 year old James Page has been with the Sheriff’s Office since 1998 and was Officer of the Year in 2001; and 30 year old Joseph Crabtree, who joined KCSO in 2004.

The investigation is continuing as detectives with Major Crimes and the Office of Professional Standards await autopsy results.  The number of rounds fired by the officers and by Kelly and the cause of death will be released when the investigation concludes.