Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Landon Eastep

Gender : Male

Age : 37

Race : White

Date : 01/27/2022

Location : I-65 NB marker 77

City : Nashville

County : Davidson

State : Tennessee

Agency : Patrol, Mt. Juliet PD

Officer(s) :James Kidd, Justin Pinkleton, Sean Williams, Edin Plancic, Brian Murphy, Sgt. Steve Carrick

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop.

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Landon Eastep was sitting on a guardrail of I-65 when multiple cruisers from Mt. Joliet PD and Tennessee Highway Patrol approached him. Police allege that he held a “shiny cylindrical object”, later identifying it to be a box cutter. Nine officers opened fire and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/large-police-presence-on-i-65-in-south-nashville/

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/bodycam-footage-released-from-deadly-i-65-shooting/?ipid=promo-link-block1

https://fox17.com/news/local/autopsy-man-shot-killed-by-police-on-i-65-in-south-nashville-shot-more-than-12-times