Knife-wielding man approaches Tenn. officers within feet of fatal OIS

By Joanna Putman
Police1

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department has released body camera footage after an officer fatally shot a man who was running toward officers with a knife, – The Tennessean reported.

The report says three officers responded to an apartment complex on June 27 when a man called 911 to report that his younger brother had put a knife to his throat and cut him.

The victim told dispatchers the suspect cut him while trying to stab him at the complex. He said the suspect was “snorting” something and had a manic episode before he was able to take the substance from the suspect and hide.

After officers found the victim, who had fled the apartment and ran down a nearby hill, they confronted the suspect in a dark passageway, the video shows. The suspect suddenly came down the stairs and approached the officers with a large knife in his hand.

The suspect ignored repeated commands from officers to stop. He was several feet away when one of the officers fired a shot.

The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. His brother was treated for non-life-threatening wounds and released from a local hospital at 8 a.m., according to the report.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting. The report said the findings will be reviewed by MNPD and the Davidson County District Attorney’s Office.