Law enforcement in Nashville said the police chief's son, who was on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Most Wanted list, shot and killed himself Tuesday after leading police officers on a chase.
This photo provided by the Nashville Police Department shows John C. Drake Jr. Police in Tennessee were searching Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023 for the estranged son of Nashville’s police chief as the suspect in the shooting of two police officers …Law enforcement in Nashville said the police chief’s son, who was on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Most Wanted list, shot and killed himself Tuesday after leading police officers on a chase.
Authorities said they pursued John Drake Jr., 38, that night after he stole a car at gunpoint from a couple.Police said that as officers surrounded the home, a single gunshot was heard. A spokesperson for Nashville police said, “It appears that has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.”“Despite my efforts and guidance in the early and teenage years, my son, John Drake Jr., now 38 years old, resorted to years of criminal activity and is a convicted felon,” Chief Drake said over the weekend.
The suspect was wanted on two counts of attempted murder after being tied to a Saturday shooting in the La Vergne suburb that sent two officers to the hospital. La Vergne police said officers were investigating a stolen vehicle when they confronted Drake Jr. Saturday.“This was a tragic end to John Drake Jr.’s life, and our heart goes out to Chief Drake and his family at this difficult time,” Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell said Wednesday.
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