Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Frank Lackey
Age : 65
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 12/03/2023
Location : Interstate traffic stop area in Rutherford County
City : Murfreesboro area
County : Rutherford County
State : Tennessee
Agency : Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office; Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 12/03/2023, law enforcement located Frank Lackey driving the vehicle belonging to a Crossville homicide victim after a house fire investigation determined the victim had been shot before the fire. A Rutherford County deputy attempted a traffic stop on the interstate. Before deputies could make physical contact, Lackey shot himself inside the vehicle and died during the attempted stop. Investigators reported the gunshot was self-inflicted and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reviewed the incident as part of the broader homicide and arson case.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wate.com/news/cumberland-county-news/investigation-reveals-crossville-woman-fatally-shot-before-house-set-on-fire/
https://www.chattanoogan.com/2023/12/11/479564/Crossville-Woman-Found-In-Her-Burning.aspx
https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/12/11/man-shoots-woman-burns-house-down-shoots-self-during-traffic-stop-police-say/
