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police shooting

Nashville police sergeant fatally shoots armed man near downtown

Tony Gonzalez

June 10, 2025

A Nashville police sergeant fatally shot an armed man at a downtown intersection on Monday. It is the third shooting involving MNPD this year.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: downtown Nashville, Metro Nashville Police Department, police shooting

Metro Nashville police officer fatally shoots man during a hostage situation

Paige Pfleger

October 10, 2023

A Metro Nashville police officer shot and killed a man at a home in Antioch Monday night.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: MNPD, police shooting, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

The family of a man shot by Mt. Juliet police wants the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate

Cynthia Abrams

February 21, 2023

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Late last year, a Mt. Juliet police officer fatally shot 39-year-old Eric Jermaine Allen. Last week, a Wilson County grand jury decided not to pursue charges against Police Sgt. Josh Lo. Now, Allen’s family and local organizers are calling for Lo to face a federal investigation.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Black Nashville Assembly, Mt. Juliet, police, police brutality, police chief, police shooting

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