Listen: Mom Calls Police Over Schizophrenic Son Who Threatened 'Mass Murder'
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Jacob Griffin, 23, was fatally shot by a SWAT officer Saturday near a south Nashville Goodwill store when he fired his pistol
Karen Griffin, Jacob's mother, earlier called authorities and warned them that he talked about "mass murder"
The incident will be investigated by the Tennesee Bureau of Investigation and the Davidson Country District Attorney's Office
A 23-year-old schizophrenic man from Nashville, Tennessee, was killed by officers Saturday evening after his mother called authorities and said he was threatening "mass murder" in text messages, police announced Sunday.
Jacob Griffin was fatally shot by a SWAT officer after authorities attempted to take him into custody and Griffin fired off a shot with his pistol, Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) spokesperson Don Aaron said in a video. The video also included the 911 call and body camera footage from various officers of the incident.