A Metro police officer was shot in South Nashville on Tuesday evening.
The Metro Nashville Police Department says Officer Brian Sherman, who’s been on the force for two years, was treated at Vanderbilt University Medical Center for gunshot wounds to his upper left arm.
A spokesperson says officers responded to an “active shooter” call at home on the 7200 block of Sugarloaf Drive at 6:11 p.m. It’s a residential neighborhood off of Nolensville Pike.
Police report that the caller, who they believe was 22-year-old Salman Mohamed, told dispatchers that his brother shot his mother and was actively firing shots inside the home.
Three officers from the South Precinct responded to the call. Metro Police spokesman Don Aaron told reporters Tuesday night that Mohamed fired upon the officers at about 6:23 p.m., almost immediately after entering. The officers then retreated to safety.
Mohamed, Aaron said, exited the home with a rifle and turned the gun on himself as police attempted to negotiate with him.
Aaron said no officer fired a gun. Mohamed reportedly died from a self-inflicted gun shot wound.
The officers who responded did not have body cameras, Aaron said.
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The department says they believe the 911 call was made to get officers to respond to the home. But Mohamed’s family who witnessed the incident, are still in the process of being interviewed by police to determine a motive.
After the shooting, a swarm of law enforcement arrived on the scene, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Aaron said in addition to the rifle, he believed at least one other firearm was inside the home. The ATF, he says, would possibly be investigating who owns the weapons.
This incident comes three days after another shooting involving police in Southeast Nashville. On Saturday, police shot and killed a man in a homeless encampment after responding to an apparent mental health crisis, according to MNPD.
It’s also the second time this year in which a Nashville police officer was shot. The first was Officer Joshua Baker, who exchanged gunfire with a woman in a parking lot off of Brick Church Pike in March. Police have also killed three civilians and wounded two in shootings this year, and a 21-year-old also died after shooting himself, possibly accidentally, while running from police in February.
This is a developing story, and initial reports by law enforcement and media may change as more information comes out.
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