Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Calvin Courter
Age : 25
Gender : Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/16/2022
Location : Annex Ave near Robertson Ave
City : Nashville
County : Davidson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Metropolitan Nashville Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 06/16/2022, Metropolitan Nashville Police Department officers assisted the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office with an effort to take Calvin Courter into custody at a home near Annex Avenue and Robertson Avenue in the Nations area of Nashville. Police said Courter had outstanding warrants from Wilson County tied to a domestic related aggravated kidnapping and assault case. Officers surrounded the home and repeatedly ordered him to come out. MNPD special response team officers later entered the home and found Courter dead from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound. Police said no officers fired their weapons. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation opened the investigation into the death. Public reporting reviewed for this update did not identify Courter’s race and did not show a publicly filed civil lawsuit tied to this incident.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsmv.com/2022/06/16/man-wanted-wilson-co-barricaded-nashville-residence/
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/police-suspect-found-dead-inside-home-after-standoff
https://x.com/MNPDNashville/status/1537601116564770816
https://sci.ccc.nashville.gov/Search/CriminalHistory?P_CASE_IDENTIFIER=CALVIN%5ECOURTER%5E12111996%5E588157

