Manhunt Continues For Suspect in Shooting Of 2 Tennessee Police Officers – Suspect is Estranged Son of Nashville Police Chief
A manhunt continued for a suspect who is accused of shooting two Tennessee police officers. The incident happened on Saturday afternoon in La Vergne outside a store while the officers were investigating a stolen vehicle report.
After a struggle, the suspect, John C. Drake Jr, 38, took out his gun and shot the officers. The suspect is the estranged son of Police Chief John Drake of Metro Nashville Police.
Both officers were taken to the hospital and are in stable condition; one officer was released on Saturday and the other was kept overnight.
LA VERGNE, Tenn. — Police in Tennessee were searching Sunday for the estranged son of Nashville’s police chief as the suspect in the shooting of two police officers outside a Dollar General store.
