According to a news release from the TBI:Â Just before midnight, Erwin police officers were dispatched to a disturbance on 3rd Street. Officers say a female there indicated she had been assaulted and identified the subject and his vehicle. Officers located the vehicle and driver nearby. The TBI said reports from the scene indicate as the officer attempted to apprehend the driver, there was an altercation between the two. At some point during the altercation, the circumstances of which are part of the investigation, the officer discharged his weapon, striking the subject. The man was transported to a regional hospital for treatment. The officer was treated for minor injuries and released.