{"id":19129,"date":"2025-11-22T19:38:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T19:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/man-dead-following-shootout-with-officers-on-nashville-bridge\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T19:38:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T19:38:33","slug":"man-dead-following-shootout-with-officers-on-nashville-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/?p=19129","title":{"rendered":"Man dead following shootout with officers on Nashville bridge."},"content":{"rendered":"

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The body camera footage above contains content that some viewers may find disturbing.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) \u2014 A man wanted for attempted murder has died after exchanging gunfire with officers Monday morning near The Gulch area, officials said.<\/p>\n

According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, the incident took place on the Division Street Bridge.<\/p>\n

Officials said the suspect, who was armed with a semi-automatic pistol, was taken to a local hospital with critical injuries and was later pronounced dead.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Officer Clayton Lewis was reportedly grazed on his left leg. Authorities said Lewis was treated and released from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, adding that no other officers were injured in the shootout.<\/p>\n

MNPD Spokesman Don Aaron later identified the suspect as 29-year-old Tadarius Milan Hunt. Hunt was wanted for attempted murder after he\u00a0allegedly shot an employee at the Nashville Rescue Mission\u00a0multiple times Sunday evening.<\/p>\n

Bodycam video released of the officer-involved shooting shows Hunt jogging up the bridge and an officer demand that he stop and show his hands. However, instead of stopping, the 29-year-old jogged toward Lewis, who also demanded Hunt to stop.<\/p>\n

As seen on video, Hunt pulled out a weapon from what appeared to be his waistband and fired a shot toward Lewis, which led both officers to return fire.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the coming days the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Davidson County District Attorney\u2019s Office will continue to investigate and analyze this incident,\u201d said a spokesperson for the MNPD.<\/p>\n

Several witnesses in the area told News 2 they either saw or heard the shots fired on the Division Street Bridge. Blake Thompson, who lives in an apartment complex nearby, said he witnessed officers trying to resuscitate Hunt after the shooting.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs soon as they got him down he was in handcuffs. I don\u2019t even know if he was alive at that point but he was in handcuffs.\u00a0 Then they were over there trying to help the other officer, I think he got hit,\u201d Thompson told News 2.<\/p>\n

Jeffrey Chabon, who also lives in a nearby apartment complex, said he went out to walk his dog and was shocked by the police presence on Division Street.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope everyone is safe. I hope the officer is recovering.\u00a0 It\u2019s sad to see these things happen but I don\u2019t feel threatened or anything at this point living here,\u201d Chabon explained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The body camera footage above contains content that some viewers may find disturbing.\u00a0 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) \u2014 A man wanted for attempted murder has died after exchanging gunfire with officers Monday morning…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t