A Metropolitan Nashville Police officer was shot in the leg and an attempted murder suspect was killed in a gunfight on the Division Street Bridge Monday morning.
Nashville Officer Wounded in Gunfight with Attempted Murder Suspect
The suspect Tadarius Hunt was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Hunt was wanted in connection with the shooting of a worker at the Nashville Rescue Mission, police said.
by Staff
May 14, 2025
Officer Clayton Lewis of the Metro Nashville Police Department and a suspect exchange fire. Officer Lewis was grazed in the leg. The suspect was killed.
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Screen Shot from Metro Nashville PD Video
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Officer Clayton Lewis was grazed in the leg during the exchange of fire.
The suspect Tadarius Hunt was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Hunt was wanted in connection with the shooting of a worker at the Nashville Rescue Mission, police said in a video .
The incident on the bridge began when an officer spotted Hunt and ordered the man to stop and come to him.
Hunt ran away until he was intercepted from the other direction by Officer Lewis.
Dashcam video from the incident shows Hunt attempting to escape from Officer Lewis, producing a weapon, and firing. The officer returned fire.
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