
Nashville Police Chief John Drake said he was “heartbroken and saddened” following the news of his estranged son’s death after a manhunt for allegedly shooting two police officers from a nearby city.
John C Drake Jr, 38, was accused of shooting two La Vergne police officers on 21 October. He was added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s (TBI) Most Wanted List as a manhunt for the police chief’s son was underway. He was wanted for two counts of attempted murder.