Tenn. deputy dies day after being shot

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee sheriff’s deputy died today at a Nashville hospital a day after he was shot by a man who then fatally shot himself.

Deputy Richard “Keith” Bellar died at 7:47 a.m. at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Dickson County Sheriff Jeff Bledsoe said. The sheriff, who was visibly upset as he announced the officer’s death at the hospital, took no questions from reporters.

Bellar was shot in the head at about 7 a.m. Monday.

Authorities said 27-year-old Jason Eggenberg ran his estranged wife’s car off a road and Bellar stopped to assist with what appeared to be a traffic accident. Police said Eggenberg shot Bellar, then killed himself.