with verbal commands to drop the weapon and one of the responding officers fired at him at least four times.

The officers gave him medical aid until he was transported by EMS to Erlanger, where he died.

The firearm, believed to have belonged to Hendrix, was recovered by authorities, but it was unclear whether he ever fired it. It was also unclear to authorities Wednesday what had caused Hendrix to become angry.

The identities of the two responding officers are not being released by police, but both have been placed on administrative leave per Chattanooga Police Department policy.

"It is with sadness that I announce we lost one of our correctional officers [Tuesday] night in what may be a domestic situation," said Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond during a news conference Wednesdayafternoon. "This officer had been with us a few years, he had completed our training and had worked in the corrections division for at least the last couple of years."

He said Hendrix went through an extensive, three-month vetting and training process before being assigned a shift at the Hamilton County Jail downtown.

"He was a young man, about 26 years of age, had his whole future ahead of him," he said. "[He] was on the path to a good career. It is a tragedy, we certainly reach out to the family, this is a tough time for them, we know."

On Wednesday, Hamilton County District Attorney General Neal Pinkston requested the TBI handle the investigation.

On Wednesday morning, investigators worked behind crime scene tape strung across the street with a patrol