GREENE COUNTY AUTHORITIES HAVE CONFIRMED THE SHOOTING DEATH OF A KINGSPORT HIGHWAY MAN WHO HAD HELD POLICE AT BAY SINCE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE MAN WHOSE IDENTIFY HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE HIS RESIDENCE FOR ABOUT 13 HOURS BEFORE BEING SHOT TO DEATH. SHERIFF STEVE BURNS SAYS THE INCIDENT BEGAN LAST NIGHT AROUND 8 O’CLOCK WHEN DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A POSSIBLE BURGLARY AT THE RESIDENCE ON HIGHWAY 93. DURING THE STANDOFF, SEVERAL SHOTS WERE REPORTEDLY FIRED BY THE MAN INSIDE. THIS MORNING SHORTLY BEFORE 9 A.M., DEPUTIES ENTERED THE RESIDENCE, SHOTS WERE FIRED, AND THE MAN WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE LIVING ROOM AREA. THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING.