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Nashville Officer Trial

As Nashville Officer’s Homicide Hearing Concludes, Legal Teams Tell Starkly Different Stories

Tony Gonzalez

January 7, 2019

Battle lines were drawn Saturday by competing legal teams as they concluded the preliminary hearing for the homicide case against Nashville Officer Andrew Delke.

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Andrew Delke, Nashville Officer Trial

Nashville Judge Decides What Can Be Used As Evidence In Police Homicide Case

Blake Farmer

December 14, 2018

The Davidson County judge considering a homicide case against Metro Police Officer Andrew Delke is deciding what evidence should be allowed in a critical pre-trial hearing next month.

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Andrew Delke, Nashville Officer Trial

Homicide Case Against Nashville Police Officer Could Spend Years In The Courts

Tony Gonzalez

November 13, 2018

Listen Court dates have already been rescheduled twice for Nashville police Officer Andrew Delke, who faces a homicide charge in the July fatal shooting of 25-year-old Daniel Hambrick.

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Andrew Delke, Nashville Officer Trial

Nashville Officer Charged With Homicide Stopped, Searched Black Drivers More Often, Data Shows

Meribah Knight

October 8, 2018

Metro police cruiser

Listen A white Nashville officer is under intense scrutiny after fatally shooting a black man while he was fleeing, allegedly with a gun. Now, as Officer Andrew Delke faces a homicide charge, one Vanderbilt doctoral candidate has crunched more than a year of his traffic stop data, which suggests some trends in his style of […]

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Andrew Delke, Nashville Officer Trial

Vickie Hambrick Sheds Light on Her Son’s Life, Following Homicide Charge For Police Officer

Mack Linebaugh

October 3, 2018

Listen After a Nashville police officer was charged with homicide last week, questions are likely to emerge about the man he fatally shot — Daniel Hambrick. His mother says that, in any trial that may proceed, she hopes the portrait painted of her son includes her vision of him.

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Daniel Hambrick, Nashville Officer Trial

Police Officer Charged With Homicide For On-Duty Shooting

WPLN Staff

September 27, 2018

Updated 6 p.m. For the first time in the city’s history, a Nashville police officer faces a charge of criminal homicide in connection with his duties.

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Andrew Delke, Nashville Officer Trial

Two Fatal Police Shootings In Nashville, Two Grieving Mothers

Julieta Martinelli

August 10, 2018

Listen Hours after new surveillance footage was released showing Officer Andrew Delke shooting Daniel Hambrick in the back, Hambrick’s mother spoke out.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Daniel Hambrick, Nashville Officer Trial

In Wake Of Police Shooting Video, Criticism Of Nashville’s Mayor And Police Chief

Julieta MartinelliandTony Gonzalez

August 8, 2018

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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Newly Released Videos Show Nashville Police Officer Shot Man As He Was Fleeing

WPLN Staff

August 8, 2018

Listen Nashville authorities released new surveillance video footage Wednesday that shows a fatal shooting by a city police officer on July 26. The lawyer representing the victim’s family, after seeing the videos for the first time, told WPLN that they want the officer to be fired. Meanwhile, Nashville’s mayor is urging patience as the investigation […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Daniel Hambrick, Nashville Officer Trial

After Fatal Shooting By Nashville Police Officer, A Push To Add Oversight Gains Momentum

Jay Shah

July 31, 2018

  Listen In the aftermath of last week’s shooting of Daniel Hambrick by a Nashville police officer, a petition to establish independent civilian oversight of the police is closer than ever to being on the ballot this November. Organizers need about 6,000 signatures by Thursday to qualify, and they say they’ve seen more interest because […]

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