Police killings
2013-2020

Tyler Hays

Male, White

Date of the incident: 5/18/2020

Sale Creek, Hamilton, TN
16309 Crestview Drive

Around 2 a.m., a Hamilton County deputy conducted a traffic stop. During the traffic stop, a person and the deputy got into a fight, and Deputy Jordan Long-Ross shot and killed Tyler Hays. Details as to what precipitated the killing were withheld by police. Later reporting suggested there may have been a fight and foot pursuit.