Current:Home > MyManhunt launched for Nashville police chief’s son suspected in shooting of 2 Tennessee officers -ProfitLogic
Manhunt launched for Nashville police chief’s son suspected in shooting of 2 Tennessee officers
View
Date:2025-04-15 01:11:44
LA VERGNE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee launched a search Saturday for a suspect alleged to have shot and wounded two police officers in a community near Nashville.
The two officers were transported to a hospital and listed in stable condition following the shooting in La Vergne shortly before 2:30 p.m., La Vergne Police Chief Christopher Moews said during a press briefing.
Police identified the suspect as John C. Drake, Jr., 38, who is the son of Metro Nashville Police Department Chief John Drake.
The police chief issued a statement Saturday confirming his son was the suspect in the shooting. Drake said they were estranged and over many years he has had only minimal contact with his son. The younger Drake is a convicted felon who “resorted to years of criminal activity,” he said.
“He now needs to be found and held accountable for his actions today. I hope that anyone who sees him or has information about him will contact law enforcement immediately,” Drake said in the statement.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a social media post that a statewide alert had been issued for Drake, who was wanted on two counts of attempted first-degree murder.
The shooting occurred at a Dollar General store while officers were investigating a stolen vehicle. The officers struggled with the suspect, who pulled a handgun and shot them, Moews said.
One of the officers was shot twice, in the groin and right forearm, and was transported by air to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. The other officer, who was hit in the rear left shoulder, also was taken to Vanderbilt Medical, Moews said.
After the shooting, the La Vergne police issued a shelter-in-place order for residents in the city about 20 miles (32 kilometers) southeast of Nashville.
The shelter order was later lifted while the search for Drake continued, the department said in a social media post.
veryGood! (16)
Related
- Man can't find second winning lottery ticket, sues over $394 million jackpot, lawsuit says
- Striking auto workers and Detroit companies appear to make progress in contract talks
- Ivy Queen on difficult road to reggaeton success, advice to women: 'Be your own priority'
- Patriots trade for familiar face in J.C. Jackson after CB flops with Chargers
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- Police release video of persons of interest in Morgan State University shooting
- Watch Hannah Brown Make a Surprise Appearance on Bachelor in Paradise
- A Nepal town imposes a lockdown and beefs up security to prevent clashes between Hindus and Muslims
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- Top Wisconsin Senate Republican calls on Assembly to impeach state’s top elections official
Ranking
- Rams vs. 49ers highlights: LA wins rainy defensive struggle in key divisional game
- Day care operator heads to prison after misusing child care subsidy and concealing millions from IRS
- Fatal shooting by police draws protests and raises questions in north Alabama
- Julia Ormond sues Harvey Weinstein saying he assaulted her; accuses CAA, Disney, Miramax of enabling
- Rolling Loud 2024: Lineup, how to stream the world's largest hip hop music festival
- Jersey Shore town sues to overturn toxic waste settlement where childhood cancer cases rose
- Bangladesh’s anti-graft watchdog quizzes Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus in embezzlement case
- $1.2 billion Powerball drawing nears after 11 weeks without a winner
Recommendation
Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
3 officers shot in Philadelphia while responding to 911 call about domestic shooting
Khloe Kardashian Addresses Tristan Thompson’s “Traumatic” Scandal After He Calls Her His “Person”
Missouri high school teacher put on leave after district officials discover her OnlyFans account
Highlights from Trump’s interview with Time magazine
Man found dead after fishing in Southern California; 78-year-old brother remains missing
Apple releases fix for issue causing the iPhone 15 to run ‘warmer than expected’
Rising long-term interest rates are posing the latest threat to a US economic ‘soft landing’