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‘We Keep Us Safe’: Nashville Protesters Rally For Peace After Police Shooting

Paige Pfleger

April 24, 2021

In response to rising gun violence, community organizers in Nashville wanted April 24 to be 24 hours of peace. A police shooting just before midnight shattered that plan.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: gun violence, Jefferson Street, Metro Nashville Police Department, Metro Police, Nashville police, police, protest, shooting, shootings

Nashville Police Fatally Shoot Man After Traffic Stop In Bordeaux

Chas Sisk

April 24, 2021

Police tape at the scene of the shooting

Nashville police have fatally shot a man following a traffic stop just before midnight on Clarksville Pike in Bordeaux. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been called in to investigate.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: community oversight board, Metro Nashville Police Department, Metro Police, Nashville police, officer involved shooting, police, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Nashville Police And Black Leaders Ask How The City Would Handle A Ferguson Situation

Emily Siner

August 21, 2014

The head of one of Tennessee’s largest African American churches is organizing a town hall meeting to ask: How would the city address a tense racial incident? And how can the city prevent one altogether?

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Ferguson, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Nashville police

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