Nashville police chief's son, wanted for shooting 2 officers, found dead


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  • Thursday, 26 Oct 2023

FILE PHOTO: Nashville Chief of Police John Drake speaks at a news conference in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Austin Anthony/File Photo

(Reuters) - The estranged son of Nashville's police chief, who was wanted for shooting two police officers, died from a self-inflicted gun wound as authorities closed in on him, state investigators said.

John Drake Jr., 38, who was on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's "most wanted" list, was found dead in south Nashville on Tuesday night, the bureau said in a written statement on Tuesday.

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