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July 26, 2021 35 mins

Three years ago today, a white Nashville police officer shot and killed a Black man while he ran away with a gun in his hand. He was supposed to stand trial for murder this July. Instead, he took a last-minute plea deal. And the victim’s family was outraged.

Credits: WPLN News Investigates: Deadly Force is a production of Nashville Public Radio. Editing for this episode came from Chas Sisk, Emily Siner and Anita Bugg. The episode was written, produced and sound designed by me, Samantha Max. Damon Mitchell also contributed reporting. And a big thank you to the entire team at WPLN News. Pool audio from the plea hearing comes from NewsChannel5. Other news tape comes from channel 5 and Fox17. Find all our coverage of the case at wpln.org. This is Deadly Force, a WPLN News Investigation.

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