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Father shoots son after Sunday dispute in Roane County

Posted at 1:52 pm January 14, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Note: This story was last updated at 5:59 p.m.

A Roane County man apparently acted in self-defense when he fatally shot his son once after a dispute on Sunday afternoon at a home on Old Harriman Highway, north of Oak Ridge and west of Oliver Springs, authorities said.

Michael Brown, 36, was dead when deputies arrived at about 4:16 p.m. Sunday, the Roane County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement posted on its website.

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Filed Under: Police and Fire, Roane County, Top Stories Tagged With: Michael Brown, Old Harriman Highway, Roane County Sheriff's Department, Roane County Sheriff’s Office, shooting, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Vince Brown

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