His father, Danny Baker, was commander of the East Precinct and at one point a captain with MNPD. Nashville police officer shot: What we know about shooting outside Dollar General parking lotĪ 14-year police veteran, Baker is a legacy officer, Aaron said. Baker told her that his body-worn camera was recording audio and video of the incident. I just think we're getting off on the wrong foot."īaker explained to her that he pulled her over because the car's owner was wanted on several warrants. "Listen," he told her when Holbert went back to the vehicle. The officer then discovered what appeared to be marijuana and a white powder substance and attempted to detain her, at which point he requested backup officers, footage showed.īaker's body-worn camera footage showed that he instructed Holbert to stop rifling through her bag and hand it over to him. Dispatch audio provided by MNPD showed Baker telling dispatchers that everything was initially OK after the stop. Holbert initially complied with Baker's directions, Aaron said. MNPD releases video of Friday police shooting Holbert was not licensed to drive, Aaron said Saturday.
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The car stopped in the parking lot of a Dollar General on Brick Church Pike, at which point Baker discovered that the driver was actually Nika Nicole Holbert, 31, police spokesman Don Aaron said.
More: With two officer-involved shootings in one day, Nashville police chief vows transparencyįor Subscribers: Mom says woman killed in police shootout had troubled childhood, 'no opportunity for change' now Buchanan, who was wanted on six outstanding warrants related to drug charges. while Baker was patrolling Brick Church Pike, he came across a black 2015 Chevrolet Camaro registered to Demond M. As of Friday night, he remained in stable condition after surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.ĭash- and body-worn camera footage released Friday night by the Metro Nashville Police Department showed that around 9 a.m. Metro Nashville police released video footage of a shootout that injured an officer and killed a woman Friday morning.Įast Precinct Officer Josh Baker was shot in the torso Friday morning while performing a traffic stop on a car whose owner was wanted on outstanding warrants. Treadaway said he is working on legislation to increase fines and penalties for people who assault officers.View Gallery: Nashville police officer shot in Friday morning shootout We’ve got to support our police officers we’ve got to give them the resources and we’ve got to stop all of this nonsense and ridiculous defunding of police.”īoth men are asking for a change in narrative and to thank officers in your community for their hard work when you see them. “I personally think it’s going to get worse before it gets better. “You’re talking about two cities, side-by-side, that virtually never see crime, but this can happen anywhere, that’s what it tells you it can happen anywhere,” Treadaway said. Treadaway said it doesn’t matter how big or small the community might be. Warrior Detective Lee Glenn already had a run-in with death last year when Kimberly Officer Nick O’Rear died. “Law enforcement is now becoming a victim of a problem within our society that violence is okay to solve issues.” “This job is more than just a job, it’s a calling, a profession that you have to have a servant’s heart to do,” Johnson said. Johnson said his team supports officers across the state – mentally and physically – because at the end of the day, an officer wants to give back to the community. “It’s hard to want to go into a profession where you feel like you are not being supported, especially a profession where you put your life on the line every day to serve a community,” Alabama Fraternal Order of Police President Everette Johnson said. Officials said is making officer down calls like Thursday night’s in Warrior even more common. “We’ve taken a few incidents and we’ve used a broad brush painting the profession as a whole and it’s having an impact.” “We’ve demonized the profession as a whole,” Treadaway said. Treadaway said we are seeing an increase of assaults and attacks on police officers. “We’re seeing this trend happen all over the country and I think everybody needs to be alarmed by it.” “It’s alarming,” former Assistant Birmingham Police Chief and now representative Allen Treadaway said. But they do say although recruiting is down and retirements are up by staggering numbers, officers will continue to wear their badges and put their lives on the line to protect the community. They worry instances like these will continue to make it more difficult to recruit officers – even more than it already is now. Talladega race weekend kicks off with rodeo and plenty of entertainment
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