On December 21, 2025, Alan Brock, a 43-year-old man, died after a violent encounter on Spring Creek Road in the Reliance community of Polk County, Tennessee. Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office—assisted by the Tennessee Highway Patrol—responded to a call describing someone in crisis, with authorities later characterizing the situation as a man experiencing mental health issues. What happened in the moments that followed remains the central question: the Tennessee Bureau of Inves
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