One person is dead Tuesday after a Shelby County deputy fired shots at a subject in a stolen car in northeast Memphis, authorities said. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been called in to investigate.

Investigators said the deputy found someone in a stolen car. It was immediately unclear how things escalated, but the situation ended with the deputy firing at least one shot, hitting and killing a suspect.

Authorities say that at least one sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a person suspected of driving a stolen car in Memphis, Tennessee.

A suspected car thief was shot dead by a deputy in Memphis, Tennessee. The Shelby County Sheriff's deputies attempted to arrest the individual when the situation escalated, resulting in the suspect's death.

A Shelby County Sheriff’s Office deputy was involved in a shooting Tuesday, the sheriff’s office said. The shooting happened in the 1600 block of Shelby Oaks Drive, in northeast Memphis. All drivers are asked to avoid the area for a few hours during the investigation.

The deadly shooting happened in the 1600 block of North Shelby Oaks Drive Tuesday morning, according to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office (SCSO). The TBI was immediately called in to investigate the shooting, as is standard practice when a law enforcement officer shoots a suspect.

A deputy with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office fatally shot a man believed to be driving a stolen car, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation began investigating an officer-involved shooting Tuesday morning in Memphis.