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Manhunt Under Way for Man Accused of Shooting TN Officer

Police say Edwards fired shots at a Hendersonville police officer’s patrol vehicle, striking the officer. Authorities described the officer’s injury as "non-critical," but did not provide further details.

June 28, 2022
Manhunt Under Way for Man Accused of Shooting TN Officer

Samuel Quinton Edwards, 34, is wanted in connection to the shooting of a Henderson police officer in a Nashville suburb Monday night. Investigators say Edwards is armed and "extremely dangerous." (Photo: Metro Nashville Police Department)

A Henderson, TN, police officer was shot Monday night during a vehicle pursuit in the Nashville suburbs.

The suspect, Samuel Quinton Edwards, who has been described by authorities as “armed and extremely dangerous,” is the subject of a “Blue Alert” manhunt.

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Police say Edwards fired shots at a Hendersonville police officer’s patrol vehicle, striking the officer. Authorities described the officer’s injury as "non-critical," but did not provide further details, Fox News reports.

Edwards is currently out on bond facing a long list of charges out of Putnam County. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Samuel Q. Edwards was booked after a run-in with law enforcement earlier this month, WKRN reports.

He and one other person are accused in an Interstate-40 shooting that happened June 14, 2022 .