VIDEO: MNPD releases bodycam footage from deadly officer-involved shooting in downtown Nashville
In a video posted to social media, the MNPD released body camera footage as well as dashboard camera footage and the audio of a 911 call made before the shooting, which happened around 8:45 a.m. Monday near the intersection of Hermitage and Lea Avenues.
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In the 911 call, a person who described themselves as 'a big Second Amendment advocate' and 'friend of law enforcement' said he saw a man walking along the roadside with a gun in his hand, adding that he 'didn't look well.' The caller said they were on Driftwood Avenue.
Following the 911 call, the video included footage from the dashboard camera of an MNPD patrol car. That footage showed the man walking along the side of Hermitage Avenue with a handgun in his left hand. The patrol car followed the man for several blocks. At one point, the patrol car stopped in a turn lane and the officer got out of the car and told the man to put down the handgun.
The man did not stop walking and the patrol car continued to follow him until they arrived at the intersection of Hermitage and Lea Avenues. At that point, an officer can be heard outside the car repeatedly telling the man to drop the handgun. The man continued to walk down the street. As seen on video, the man turned around and ran toward the officer — Sergeant Robert Weaver. Weaver fired two shots and the man hit the ground.
The MNPD also released Weaver's body camera footage, which showed Weaver get out of his vehicle and tell the man repeatedly to drop the gun. The man spoke in response to Weaver, but the exact words could not be made out on the footage. Once Weaver fired the shots, Weaver reported that shots were fired.
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MNPD spokesperson Don Aaron said the man's fingerprints would be run through a database in an effort to identify him. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Davidson County District Attorney's Office has opened an investigation into the incident. Aaron added that by policy, the MNPD would also conduct a review of the interaction to 'ensure that it meets the high standards' of the department.
No further details were immediately released.
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