Officers use deadly force for the second time in 24 hours

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — For the second time in 24 hours, a police officer uses deadly force in an incident in Nashville.

According to the Metro Nashville Police Department dispatch, officers responded to the 8000 block of River Road Pike around 4:45 p.m. on Saturday.

According to the Metro Nashville Community Oversight Board, two officers were involved in the incident that left 64-year-old Drandon John Brown dead.

Hours later, Metro Police confirmed the fatal shooting, adding that Brown charged at officers with a knife and that Taser use was unsuccessful.

A portion of River Road Pike was closed Saturday night while authorities investigated.

According to a TBI investigation, the incident began when reports came in of a man in the street throwing items at passing vehicles.

Officers arrived and spoke to the man — later identified as Brown — and during the encounter, he produced a knife. TBI reports that when Brown did not comply with verbal commands, at least one officer unsuccessfully attempted to tase him. When Brown continued moving toward one of the officers, the officer shot him.

TBI reports that while Brown was shot and died at the scene, none of the officers involved received injuries.

Partners in Care, the MNPD and Mental Health Cooperative collaboration program, was not asked for involvement in the encounter.

The Community Oversight Board investigates and addresses police accountability and transparency. The Board confirmed its Executive Director Jill Fitcheard and Investigator Vernon Johnson were on the scene.

This is the second time in less than 24 hours MNPD has been involved in a deadly shooting. According to MNPD, in the first instance, three Metro Police officers fired at a man after he entered a closed crime scene and started shooting at them.