A man was hospitalized following a shooting involving a Knox County Sheriff's Office deputy at Clayton Park on Wednesday afternoon. The altercation occurred around 4:30 p.m., with deputies reportedly negotiating with the armed individual before the shooting transpired, said the Sheriff's Office according to WVLT.

Details provided by the Knox News indicated the man was reportedly threatening self-harm with a firearm. After deputies made contact, shots were fired "for reasons still under investigation," the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) disclosed. The TBI is now probing the incident, as is customary after a police shooting.

The man's current condition remains undisclosed, and officials confirmed that no deputies were injured during the incident, WATE reported. Further details about the circumstances leading to the shooting have not been made available to the public at this time.

While the TBI mentioned that the incident occurred after 5 p.m., the time discrepancy with the Sheriff's Office report has not been clarified. The investigation is set to address, the timeline of events as well as the actions taken by the deputies that led to the use of lethal force. There has been no immediate release of additional information or updates on the case.