{"id":215857,"date":"2025-05-14T10:39:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T15:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=215857"},"modified":"2025-10-14T06:52:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T11:52:55","slug":"nashville-cops-terminate-armed-suspect-bridge-shootout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/nashville-cops-terminate-armed-suspect-bridge-shootout\/","title":{"rendered":"Nashville Cops Drop Armed Suspect in Wild Bridge Shootout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">4<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What started as a manhunt for a would-be killer ended in a dramatic shootout Monday morning on a Nashville bridge\u2014with a suspect down and an officer narrowly escaping serious injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashville.gov\/departments\/police\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nashville-cops-terminate-armed-suspect-bridge-shootout\" title=\"Nashville Cops Drop Armed Suspect in Wild Bridge Shootout\">Metro Nashville Police<\/a> had been hunting 29-year-old Tadarius Milan Hunt since late Sunday. According to investigators, Hunt shot a Nashville Rescue Mission employee multiple times outside the Lafayette Street shelter after the man had barred him from the property. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The victim was hit in the chest and legs, and while he remains in extremely critical condition, he was somehow able to speak with detectives before undergoing surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wanted Gunman is Fatally Shot on Division Street Bridge After Opening Fire on MNPD Officers\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y5gZwDkX7lI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Video of the Nashville bridge shootout. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Monday morning, officers knew who they were after\u2014and they weren\u2019t taking chances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just after 11 a.m., Officer Jaren Breece, a 13-year MNPD veteran, spotted Hunt walking near 8th Avenue on Division Street. <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/body-cam-footage-reveals-msu-shooter-had-a-sordid-legal-past-with-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nashville-cops-terminate-armed-suspect-bridge-shootout\" title=\"Nashville Cops Drop Armed Suspect in Wild Bridge Shootout\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"583\">Body cam footage<\/a> shows Breece calmly approaching, calling out, \u201cHey buddy, come here\u2026 let me see your hands.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s when things went south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-concealed-carry-reciprocity-yes-it-matters\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/concealed-carry-reciprocity-yes-it-matters\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nashville-cops-terminate-armed-suspect-bridge-shootout\" title=\"Nashville Cops Drop Armed Suspect in Wild Bridge Shootout\">Concealed Carry Reciprocity: Yes, it Matters<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hunt took off. Officer Clayton Lewis\u2014a nine-year veteran\u2014rushed in from the other side of the bridge for backup. But Hunt wasn\u2019t running just to escape. He pulled a <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/search?keyword=9mm%20pistol\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nashville-cops-terminate-armed-suspect-bridge-shootout\" title=\"Nashville Cops Drop Armed Suspect in Wild Bridge Shootout\">9mm pistol<\/a> and opened fire, striking Lewis in the leg. Fortunately, it was just a graze wound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both officers returned fire, striking Hunt on the bridge. He was rushed to Vanderbilt University Medical Center but later died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/firearms\/handguns\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nashville-cops-terminate-armed-suspect-bridge-shootout\" title=\"Nashville Cops Drop Armed Suspect in Wild Bridge Shootout\">handgun<\/a> was recovered at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police body cam footage caught the chaos in real time. After shots rang out, you can hear Lewis call out, \u201cAre you hit?\u201d before answering himself, \u201cI think I got hit in the leg.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Davidson County District Attorney\u2019s Office are reviewing the incident. As standard, MNPD will also conduct an internal review to ensure everything met departmental standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bottom line? When officers say someone is armed and dangerous, they mean it. 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