VIDEO: Manhunt Underway for Son of Nashville Police Chief Accused of Shooting Two Officers
Metro Nashville Police Department Chief John Drake’s estranged 38-year-old son is wanted for allegedly shooting two police officers on Saturday in La Vergne, Tennessee.
Fox 17 identified John C. Drake, Jr. as a convicted felon who is wanted on two counts of attempted first degree murder.
In a social media post Sunday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) said Drake, Jr. is now on its most wanted list:
The suspect is accused of shooting two officers who were investigating a stolen car at a Dollar General store, per WKRN.
Drake, Jr. allegedly shot the officers after struggling with them. Now, officials are trying to locate him. The WKRN report noted one of the officers had been released from the hospital and the other was listed in stable condition.
“The injured officers who were shot in La Vergne have been identified as Officer Gregory Kern and Officer Ashely Boleyjack,” WKRN reported Sunday:
In a statement, Chief Drake expressed his sadness over learning about the case:
I am shocked and deeply saddened to learn that my estranged son, with whom I have had very minimal contact over many years, is the suspect in this afternoon’s shooting of the two La Vergne police officers. My thoughts and prayers are with the two officers, who I understand are now in stable condition at Vanderbilt.
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. He has not been a part of my life for quite some time. He now needs to be found and held accountable for his actions today. I hope that anyone who sees him or has information about him will contact law enforcement immediately.
According to WBIR, one of the officers was shot in the shoulder and the other in the groin area.
The suspect was wearing a black shirt, grey pants, and a black hat when the incident occurred.
“A reward of up to $2,500 is being offered for information leading to his arrest,” the TBI said.
At Least 14 Shot Friday into Saturday Night Across Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago
At least 14 people were shot, three of them fatally, Friday into Saturday night across Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.
ABC 7 / Chicago Sun-Times reported that a 29-year-old man was found by police with multiple gunshot wounds “in the 1100 block of South Mozart Street” at 3:25 a.m. Saturday. He was transported to a hospital, where he died.
At 12:25 p.m. Saturday a 42-yaer-old man was shot numerous times in the chest “in the 7300 block of S. Dorchester Avenue.” He died at the scene.
Just over two hours later, at 2:35 p.m., a 43-year-old was shot numerous times in a parking lot “in the 3900 block of West Odgen Avenue.”
The 43-year-old was taken to a hospital, where he died.
The Sun-Times maintains a database on Chicago homicides which shows that 473 people were killed in the Windy City January 1, 2023, through October 21, 2023.
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and a Turning Point USA Ambassador. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal in 2010, a speaker at the 2023 Western Conservative Summit, and he holds a Ph.D. in Military History, with a focus on the Vietnam War (brown water navy), U.S. Navy since Inception, the Civil War, and Early Modern Europe. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com.
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