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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/