TBI Special Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Gallatin

TBI special agents are investigating the circumstances leading to an officer-involved shooting that occurred Saturday evening (7/1/2023) involving officers with the Gallatin Police Department.  Preliminary information indicates that two officers approached a suspicious vehicle containing two people, in the parking lot at the city greenway on College Street. An officer requested one of the occupants, 20-year-old Devon Derantez Rutherford (DOB 09/05/2002), to step outside of the vehicle. A struggle ensued between the officer and Rutherford, and Rutherford produced a handgun. Officers were able to kick that gun away, and he produced a second weapon. Rutherford fired a shot, striking one of the officers. The other officer fired his service weapon, striking and killing Rutherford. The injured officer was transported to a local hospital where he is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.