Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Drandon John Brown

Gender : Male

Age : 64

Race : White

Date : 11/12/2022

Location : 7000 block of River Road Pike

City : Nashville

County : Davidson

State : Tennessee

Agency : Metro Nashville Police Department

Officer(s) :Ryan Thomas, Cameron Vandermerwe

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Nashville PD allege that an allegedly unhoused person was disorderly and throwing things at cars. Police allege the person came at them holding a knife and officers Ryan Thomas and Cameron Vandermerwe shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://fox17.com/news/local/nashville-officers-involved-in-2nd-deadly-shooting-in-24-hours

https://www.wsmv.com/2022/11/13/metro-police-release-video-second-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/advocates-call-for-non-police-response-community-resources-after-mnpd-shooting-of-unhoused-man/article_f026dadc-65e1-11ed-94dc-e34d32c60531.html

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/bodycam-video-released-in-deadly-shooting-of-knife-wielding-man-in-west-nashville/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY-sexX9VmU

https://wpln.org/post/the-fatal-police-shooting-of-a-man-named-chief-may-deepen-the-divide-between-the-city-and-nashvillians-struggling-with-homelessness/