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Michael Antoine Greer
Age : 48
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/11/2023
Location : Interstate 40 eastbound near Exit 172
City : Dickson
County : Dickson
State : Tennessee
Agency : 23rd Judicial Drug Task Force
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/10/2023, shortly before midnight, agents with the 23rd Judicial District Drug Task Force stopped an SUV traveling east on Interstate 40 at the Dickson exit. Michael Antoine Greer and another person got out of the SUV while a task-force agent searched the vehicle.
According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s preliminary account, Greer grabbed the agent while the agent searched the rear of the SUV and gained control of the agent’s firearm during the struggle. Greer then returned to the SUV and backed it into the task-force vehicle.
A second task-force agent entered the SUV while attempting to take Greer into custody. The TBI reported that Greer grabbed the second agent’s drawn firearm during the struggle inside the vehicle. The agent fired, striking Greer. Greer died at the scene.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation opened an independent investigation at the request of 23rd Judicial District Attorney General Ray Crouch. TBI agents collected physical evidence, interviewed witnesses and reconstructed the sequence of events for prosecutorial review. The Dickson County Sheriff’s Office, Dickson Police Department and Tennessee Highway Patrol also responded to the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsmv.com/2023/08/11/tbi-investigating-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-dickson/
