Officer shot in Tennessee while trying to serve warrant
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A police officer in Tennessee was shot and wounded early Tuesday while trying to serve a warrant at a Nashville motel, and the suspect was dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, reports CBS affiliate WTVF.
The Metro Nashville Police Department said on its Twitter page that the officer was shot in the shoulder at the Cumberland Inn and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The officer shot was identified as 28-year-old East Precinct Officer Terrance McBride, a 3-year veteran with the police department.
Police spokeswoman Kristin Mumford told news outlets that officers entered the room where the suspect was located after knocking.
“As they were checking the bathroom, shots were fired toward them,” Mumford said. “They didn’t see the individual and they returned fire and left the room.”
Police said Tuesday they were attempting to arrest the suspect, who had barricaded himself in a room, before he was found dead in an apparent suicide, WTVF reported.