Special to the News
On Monday, November 20, at the request of the Oneonta Police Department, special agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) launched an investigation into an officer‐involved shooting.
Officers with the Oneonta Police Department responded to a call near the 1000 block of Sand Valley Road in Oneonta involving a subject beating on local residences’ doors. Officers made contact with the subject, who was later identified as 32-year-old John Joseph Hampton.
Hampton fled on foot before being tased and starting a fight with officers. Hampton brandished a weapon and was eventually shot by officers.
Hampton was pronounced deceased at the scene. One officer was shot and airlifted to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.
Nothing further is available as the investigation is ongoing. Once complete, the findings will be turned over to the Blount County District Attorney’s Office.
