‘Drop the gun, drop the gun,’ Nashville officer shouts at suspect before fatally shooting him in released video
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Metro Nashville Police Department has released video of the deadly officer-involved shooting near downtown on Monday morning.
The video contains commentary from MNPD spokesman Don Aaron, a 911 caller reporting the armed man, the dashcam video, and the bodycam video of the shooting itself.
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In the video, the 911 caller can be heard reporting, “I just passed a man, he looks to be distraught, had a gun in his hand.”
In the dashcam video, you can see Officer Robert Weaver following the armed man, repeatedly ordering the suspect to put the gun down. Later in the video, Weaver exits his vehicle, continuing to order the man to put the weapon down, but the suspect is seen charging at the officer.
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