In September, Eastep's landlord filed an eviction case against him, court documents show. Nashville Mayor John Cooper said he was "disturbed" by Thursday’s shooting, adding that, "We will learn from this awful event and continue to do everything we can to prevent similar incidents in the future." The Nashville department also is conducting an administrative review, Aaron said. The six officers working for the Metro Nashville Police Department who fired their weapons were placed on routine administrative assignment while the shooting is reviewed by the TBI. The object, it turned out, was not a weapon, Aaron said. Nobody wants that," the officer said.įinally, later, Eastep pulled a "silver, shiny cylindrical object" from his pocket and pointed it at officers. I don't want you to end up dead on the side of the interstate. "Brother, look I don't have a damn vest on and I still stopped. If that's a gun what you've got in there, don't worry about it, we'll figure it out! We'll fix it!" the officer said.Īaron said officers tried to deescalate the situation for about 30 minutes. "Come on brother, just drop the knife, get your hand out of your pocket. Later, Eastep can be seen putting his right hand in his pocket while still carrying the box cutter in his left. "Whatever you’re worried about, we can fix it," an off-duty Mount Juliet officer who stopped on his way home can be heard telling Eastep. Many other officers arrived, blocking traffic in both directions as a helicopter circled overhead. After a brief interaction, the man pulled a box cutter and the trooper called for backup, police said. The confrontation began when a Tennessee Highway Patrol officer saw Eastep sitting on a guardrail and stopped to offer him a ride. (Credit: Metropolitan Nashville Police Department via Storyful)Īaron cautioned that the images may be disturbing, but said they were released so that people could better understand what happened.
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The MNPD’s Office of Professional Accountability will, by policy, be conducting an administrative investigation.Body camera footage appears to show police officers in Tennessee repeatedly plea with a man who stopped traffic on an interstate to drop a box cutter and surrender. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, at the request of the District Attorney, is leading both the investigation into the fatal shooting of Meek and the investigation into the wounding of the gunman. The officers are on routine administrative assignment, as is MNPD policy for officers involved in a shooting incident.
MNPD said the gunman has wounds to his extremities, but is in stable condition at Vanderbilt. He was identified as Robert Scott Meek, 59, of Dickson, Tenn. The security guard was pronounced dead on arrival at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, police said. The gunman instead fired shots at the officers, and they returned fire. Officers ran into the business, where they discovered the gunman at a cooler, MNPD said.Īll three officers gave repeated commands for the suspect to drop his weapon and show them his hands. The 40-year-old suspect then went back into the liquor store with the security guard’s weapon. When police arrived, a citizen was tending to the guard. The suspect had left, but came back and fought with the guard.
The guard had reportedly encountered the suspect after an attempted shoplifting at the store.
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