Listen Hours after new surveillance footage was released showing Officer Andrew Delke shooting Daniel Hambrick in the back, Hambrick’s mother spoke out.
Two Fatal Police Shootings In Nashville, Two Grieving Mothers
Tennessee Puts Billy Ray Irick To Death, In State’s First Execution In Nearly A Decade
Listen Billy Ray Irick was pronounced dead Thursday night, 20 minutes after receiving a three-drug cocktail. Witnesses say there were no obvious signs that Irick suffered pain before dying. Irick’s execution was the state of Tennessee’s first in nearly a decade.
Nashville Mayor Brings In New York Organization, Again, To Recalibrate Policing
Listen In the wake of Nashville’s second fatal police shooting in 18 months, Mayor David Briley says he’s bringing in outside help to work on reforming the city’s approach to policing. The initiative has been slow to get off the ground, but those involved say it’s ramping up.
BlueCross At A Stalemate With Nashville Anesthesiologists
Listen A contract stalemate between Tennessee’s largest health insurer and anesthesiologists in Nashville could start causing headaches for patients at the end of the month. The standoff reveals the local effects of physician consolidation.
Tennessee Performs First Execution In 9 Years After U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Intervene
This story has been updated. Tennessee has executed its first death row inmate in nearly a decade, the state Department of Correction announced this evening, after the U.S. Supreme Court decided Thursday not to intervene in the case of 59-year-old Billy Ray Irick.
Tennessee’s Next Governor: The Extended Interview With Republican Bill Lee
Listen Williamson County businessman Bill Lee has never held political office. But he says running the home services company that bears his name is preparation enough to lead Tennessee’s executive branch. And after winning the Republican nomination for governor, Lee is just one step away from putting that theory to the test.
Tennessee Performs First Execution In 9 Years After U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Intervene
This story has been updated. Tennessee has executed its first death row inmate in nearly a decade, the state Department of Correction announced this…
VIDEO: New Footage Shows Nashville Police Shooting As It Unfolded
WARNING: This post contains graphic video. The Davidson County district attorney released footage of the fatal shooting of Daniel Hambrick by Nashville Police Officer Andrew Delke. The video was taken by cameras on July 26, 2018, in the John Henry Hale apartment complex and the nearby Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School.
Haslam Withholds Personal View On Capital Punishment Ahead Of Thursday’s Execution
The scheduled execution of Billy Ray Irick Thursday night will be the first during the tenure of outgoing Governor Bill Haslam, who has decided not to intervene in the case.
In Wake Of Police Shooting Video, Criticism Of Nashville’s Mayor And Police Chief
Nashville Mayor David Briley’s response to the shooting of Daniel Hambrick and Wednesday’s release of videos that show him fleeing police drew criticisms from several groups, including those who are pushing for a ballot measure to create a community oversight board that would review such incidents. Some Metro council members and community organizers are also […]
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