By - Associated Press - Tuesday, May 4, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn. A police officer in Tennessee’s capital city was shot in the arm by a man who then killed himself Tuesday evening as authorities responded to a false report that a woman had been wounded, according to law enforcement officials.
Metro Nashville Officer Brian Sherman was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. The shooting was just after 6 p.m. at a home in South Nashville, the agency said.
Sherman and two other officers were called to a home on a report that someone was actively shooting and that the caller’s mother had been wounded by gunfire, said police spokesman Don Aaron, according to The Tennessean.
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NASHVILLE, Tennessee A Nashville police officer was shot in the arm by a man who then killed himself Tuesday evening as authorities responded to a false report that a woman had been wounded, according to law enforcement officials. The Registered Citizen reported that Metro Nashville Officer Brian Sherman was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
The shooting happened just after 6 p.m. at a home in South Nashville, where Sherman and two other officers were called to a home on a report that someone was actively shooting and that the caller’s mother had been wounded by gunfire, said police spokesman Don Aaron.
By Sarah Tate
May 5, 2021
An officer is recovering after being shot in what the Metro Nashville Police Department believes was a setup,
WKRN reports.
According to MNPD Spokesperson
Don Aaron, officers were responding to 911 call about a shooting at a home on Sugarloaf Drive in South Nashville around 6:10 p.m. on Tuesday (May 4). The call, however, is thought to have been a false report to intentionally send officers to the scene. This was a ruse or a setup to get the police to come to the house, said Aaron.
Three officers arrived at the residence but were met with gunfire when the door opened. One officer,