Event Brief
TBI: Man dies after self-inflicted gunshot in patrol vehicle
Filed: May 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: Jacob Johnson, 46, died after a reported self-inflicted gunshot wound in the back of a Hancock County patrol vehicle, TBI says.
WHO: Jacob Johnson, 46; Tennessee Bureau of Investigation; Hancock County Sheriff’s Office; Third Judicial District Attorney General Dan Armstrong
WHAT: A man died after reportedly suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the back of a Hancock County Sheriff’s Office vehicle.
WHEN: May 11, 2026 at 5:35 PM ET
WHERE: Hancock County, Tennessee
WHY: The death was reported to be caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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