Nashville Police Chief’s Son, Wanted in the Shooting of 2 Officers, Found Dead After Car Chase

Nashville Police Chief’s Son, Wanted in the Shooting of 2 Officers, Found Dead After Car Chase
John C. Drake Jr. Nashville Police Department via AP
The Associated Press
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The estranged son of Nashville’s police chief, who was wanted in the shooting of two police officers, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after leading police on a chase in a stolen car, authorities said.

Nashville Police Chief John Drake issued a statement on Wednesday thanking officers for working to locate his son after John Drake Jr., 38, was accused of shooting and wounding two officers in nearby La Vergne on Saturday.