Man shot by Columbia officer on Nashville Highway

COLUMBIA, Tenn. (WKRN) — A man was injured when he was shot by an officer while walking on Nashville Highway in Columbia early Tuesday morning.

The Columbia Police Department described the shooting as a “moving situation” in between the 1500 and 1700 block of Nashville Highway around 1 a.m.

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According to a press release, officers were called to the area after receiving a report of a “suspicious male walking in the roadway, attempting to approach passing vehicles.”

Arriving officers found the man in the roadway armed with a handgun. They reportedly tried to make him stop and drop his weapon for 10 minutes…

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