Nine police officers fatally shot a pedestrian on a Tennessee interstate after a short standoff, authorities said Thursday
Landon Eastep, 37, was killed after about 30 minutes of negotiations -- during which traffic was halted along Interstate 65 near Nashville. Officers opened fire after he appeared"to adjust his stance and reach for what was later identified as a metal cylindrical object at his waist," the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement. It was later determined not to be a firearm. The standoff began around 2 p.m.
"The individual kind of pushed away from the trooper and produced a box cutter," Aaron said.Read MoreOfficers from the Metro Nashville Police Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol and an off-duty Mount Juliet officer tried to deescalate the situation, shutting down part of the interstate, when the man pulled out"a shiny, silver, cylindrical object" from his right pocket, Aaron said.Nine officers fired on the man, who died on the scene, the TBI said.
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