Landon Eastep, 37, was killed when nine law enforcement personnel fired at him on Thursday, police said.
Officer Brian Murphy, a 25-year veteran of the department, lost his police authority pending a review of the shooting. According to Drake, he fired the last two shots at Eastep.
A still from body camera video released by Nashville police show officers surrounding a man later identified as Landon Eastep on I-65 on January 27, 2022.Two Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers and a Mt. Juliet officer also fired their weapons, Drake said. A video released by the department said the Mt. Juliet officer attempted to speak with Eastep for approximately 30 minutes. At the time, Eastep was holding the box cutter in his left hand and had his right hand in his pocket, the video said.
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