SELMER, Tenn. (WTVF) — McNairy County Deputy Rick Finley was shot and killed on the job over the weekend. The shooting happened around 3pm on Saturday in the West Tennessee town of Selmer in McNairy County. Deputy Finley was working for the Selmer Police Department when the shooting happened.
Investigators say Daniel Holmes shot and killed Deputy Finley after a physical altercation. Holmes was then shot and killed by another officer.
Investigators say Finley was responding to a suspicious person call in the 100 block of New Bethel Road when he spotted Holmes and tried to question him. Police say Holmes attacked the officer before shooting him several times.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been called in to investigate the shooting.
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