The Nashville Community Oversight Board is made up of 11 members who are appointed by a combination of the mayor’s office, Metro Council and community input. People bring them complaints of police misconduct, and the board conducts an independent investigation.
Where can families turn after losing a loved one in a police shooting?
Losing a family member suddenly and unexpectedly is difficult. But that experience can feel magnified if that loved one is killed by the people tasked to protect us – law enforcement.
What Happens When New Building Occupants Aren’t Sure They Want To Keep A Mural Of Police Shooting Victims?
Portraits of four people killed by police loom larger than life on a building just south of downtown Nashville. But new owners faced a choice: keep the mural and alter their renovation plans, or remove it and risk alienating their new neighbors.
After 4 Shootings Involving Police In 2 Months, Nashville Activists Call For More Radical Change
The spate of violent interactions comes at an inflection point for policing in the city: a new chief, a stronger-than-ever Community Oversight Board and mounting questions about the future of policing.
Nashville Police Officer Who Shot Man Has History Of Force And Praise For Arrests, Records Show
As authorities investigate a recent shooting by a Nashville police officer, records show his prior instances of using force were always justified by the department. And his proactive policing led to internal praise.
Middle Tennessee Teens Mobilized Thousands To Protest George Floyd’s Death. Now They’re Learning About Local Killings By Police.
On the two-year anniversary of the death of a Nashville man who by police, six teen activists who have been at the forefront of recent Black Lives Matter protests are learning where their own hometown fits within the national narrative about police brutality and racial justice.
Loved Ones And Activists Mourn The Deaths Of Two Nashville Men Killed By City Police
Candlelight flickered across Public Square Park Tuesday night at a vigil mourning the deaths of two Nashville men killed by local police officers.
As Nationwide Protests Against Police Brutality Make Their Way To Nashville, Officials And Activists Respond
As protests spread throughout the country in the wake of recent high-profile killings by police officers, Nashville is gearing up for its own demonstrations this weekend.
Activists Say They’re Tired Of Body Cameras Getting ‘Budget Cut’
Criminal justice reform advocates are proposing a new deadline for body cameras in Nashville. They want to see Metro Police officers wearing them by January. Outside the mayor’s office Tuesday night — and just before a Metro Council meeting — demonstrators urged local leaders to stop delaying the rollout, shouting “three years, three mayors, still […]
Three Years, Three Mayors, And Still No Body Cameras In Nashville. What Happened?
Missed deadlines. Three years’ worth. After countless public pledges to equip the Metro Nashville Police Department with body cameras, officers still aren’t wearing them. In the meantime, there have been two high-profile police shootings, further fueling calls for increased transparency in law enforcement.
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