One person was shot and killed and a Knoxville police officer injured after the two got into a physical altercation Monday afternoon following a hit-and-run crash in the 1700 block of Merchant Drive.

Tammy Mattina, a Knoxville Police Department sergeant and spokeswoman, said the officer was responding to a hit-and-run around 5:40 p.m. when the officer and the suspect got into a physical altercation that led to the officer firing shots.

The suspect died, and the officer is wounded. The officer has been sent to a nearby hospital with unknown injuries at this time.

The Knox County Sheriff's Office is investigating.

More details will be added as they are available.