Police killings
2013-2020

John Emory Sawyer III

Male, Unknown race

Date of the incident: 9/19/2019

Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton, TN
Harvest Ct and Posey Hollow Rd

Police were dispatched to a home about 10 p.m. for a report of a domestic disorder. John Emory Sawyer III reportedly confronted officers with a weapon, and they shot and killed him.