NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Police are surrounding a man in a vehicle near the downtown Nashville jail, where police were concerned he was armed.
Police have now removed the man from the vehicle after a percussion grenade after two hours of negotiation. Officers are on the scene around Gay Street and Second Avenue North.
Officers yelled at the man to get on the ground and pulled him out of the vehicle.
You can watch the standoff as it happened in the livestream below
Police said the person circled the area in a rental car and would drive off when police asked the individual to stop. The SWAT team was called, and authorities blocked the roadways.
Family members have talked to the individual in the car from a loudspeaker. The man was unharmed.
Nick Beres contributed to this reporting.
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