Manhunt Continues for Nashville Police Chief’s Son Suspected in Shooting of 2 Tennessee Officers

Manhunt Continues for Nashville Police Chief’s Son Suspected in Shooting of 2 Tennessee Officers
La Vergne Police Officers Ashely Boleyjack and Gregory Kern. Police in Tennessee were searching, on Oct. 22, 2023 for the estranged son of Nashville's police chief as the suspect in the shooting of the two police officers outside a Dollar General store. City of La Vergne via AP
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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.

Officers in La Vergne, a city about 20 miles (32 kilometers) southeast of Nashville, were investigating a stolen vehicle outside the store Saturday afternoon when they sruggled with the suspect, who pulled a handgun and shot them, said LaVergne Police Chief Christopher Moews.