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Video: Shooting suspect fires shots at Tenn. officers before fatal OIS

One Metro Nashville officer sustained a graze wound to his leg during the shootout on a bridge

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Metro Nashville Police Department released body camera footage showing a man firing shots at officers, leading to a fatal officer-involved shooting, WKRN reported.

Body camera and dash cam footage released by police shows an officer in a cruiser approaching the suspect as he jogged away, instructing him to stop and show his hands. Instead, he reportedly continued to run away, approaching another officer. As the other officer approached him, the suspect drew a weapon from his waistband, firing a shot at Officer Clayton Lewis. Both officers then returned fire.

Lewis sustained a graze wound to his left leg during the incident and was treated at a hospital and released. No other officers were injured.

The suspect was wanted in connection with a May 11 shooting at the Nashville Rescue Mission, where he allegedly shot an employee multiple times.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Davidson County District Attorney’s Office will lead the ongoing investigation into the shooting.

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Joanna Putman is an Associate Editor and newswriter at Police1, where she has been covering law enforcement topics since August 2023. Based in Orlando, Florida, she holds a journalism degree from the University of Florida and spent two years working in nonprofit local newsrooms, gaining experience in community-focused reporting. Married to a law enforcement officer, she works hard to highlight the challenges and triumphs of those who serve and protect. Have a news tip? Email her at news@lexipol.com