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Steven Lawrence Tropia
Gender : Male
Age : 37
Race : White
Date : 07/25/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Franklin
County : Williamson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Franklin PD
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Franklin PD received a call Monday evening on 07/25/2023 around 6:15 for a welfare check at the Artessa Apartments in the Cool Springs area of Franklin when a woman who identified herself as an ex-girlfriend told police that a man was threatening to harm himself and he had a gun. Police arrived, spoke with Steven Tropia who eventually came out with a handgun. Officers shot and killed him.
