A manhunt is underway for the 38-year-old son of the Nashville, Tennessee, Police Chief. He is accused of shooting two officers as they investigated a stolen car outside a Dollar General.
The estranged son of Nashville's police chief ins a person of interest after 2 police officers were outside a Dollar General storeNashville Police Chief John Drake has spent much of his career trying to steer young people away from crime. Inspired by mentors who helped him as a young man, Drake has tried to pay it forward.John C. Drake Jr., 38, stands accused of shooting two police officers outside of a Dollar General store in the nearby city of La Vergne on Saturday afternoon.
Drake, who was already interim chief at the time, said he abolished the so-called "flex teams" that worked as crime suppression units and utilized tactics like stopping people for minor traffic infractions. "I wanted to get away from the warrior mentality, to the guardian," he said. "We are here to help you. We want to have movie night with you. We want to have ice cream day. We want to tutor you and get to know your family."
Drake told his officers to walk the communities and get to know people. He wanted them "getting in those neighborhoods - walking, talking, playing basketball," he said. "Also look at tutoring kids. How do we impact them at an early stage?"The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a social media post on Saturday that a statewide alert had been issued for John C. Drake Jr., who is wanted on two counts of attempted first-degree murder.
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