At the request of 20th Judicial District Attorney General Glenn Funk, TBI agents continue to investigate a fatal officer-involved shooting in Nashville on Friday morning.
Preliminary information indicates the incident occurred at approximately 6 a.m. in the 700 block of Representative John Lewis Way. Officers with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department responded to a call regarding a person experiencing mental health issues and they encountered a man who said he was armed and who verbally threatened to kill them. For reasons still under investigation the situation escalated. Multiple officers fired their weapons striking the subject. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
TBI agents are working to independently determine the series of events leading to the shooting, including collecting evidence and conducting interviews. Throughout the process, investigative findings will be shared with the District Attorney General for his further review and consideration. The TBI acts solely as fact-finders in its cases and does not determine whether the actions of an officer were justified in these types of matters. That decision rests with the District Attorney General requesting TBI’s involvement.
The TBI does not identify the officers involved in these types of incidents and instead refers questions of that nature to the respective department to answer as it sees fit.
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