COLBERT COUNTY-The identity of the man who died Sunday evening, October 4 during an incident involving police officers at the Tennessee Valley Authority Reservation. Colbert County Carlton Utley said Eric David Edgell, 27, Tuscumbia, died after being transported to Shoals Hospital Emergency Department. Edgell’s body has been taken to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences in Huntsville for an autopsy,according to authorities.
Senior Trooper Johnathan Appling, with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) released a statement from the agency:
“ALEA’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) is investigating yesterday’s officer-involved shooting at the request of the Muscle Shoals Police Department,” the statement reads. “SBI will report their findings to the district attorney once the investigation is complete. Nothing further is available for release as the investigation is ongoing.”
Authorities said the incident began around 3 p.m on Sunday after Colbert County Sheriff’s Department along with Sheffield and Muscle Shoals Police received a call stating that an armed man was near the entrance to Jack-O-lantern Farms. Officers responded where according to Colbert County Sheriff Frank Williamson Edgell fired on officers and they returned fire.
