WPLN News Investigates: Deadly Force
Share:

Listens: 1

About

WPLN News Investigates dives deep into the issues that matter most in Middle Tennessee. In “Deadly Force,” we focus on the trial of the first Nashville police officer to be charged with murder for shooting someone in the line of duty. Through newly uncovered documents, original interviews and audio footage, we’ll glimpse into the mind of a police officer struggling to make sense of when to use his gun and the culture in Nashville surrounding the use of force.

Episode 4: The Cost Of Change

Cities across the U.S. are grappling with how to reform their police departments — or start over altogether — as one killing of Black person by police...
Show notes

Episode 3: The Last Straw

When Officer Andrew Delke killed Daniel Hambrick, he became the first Nashville police officer to be charged with murder for an on-duty shooting. But ...
Show notes

Episode 2: Action Beats Reaction

Metro Nashville Police Officer Andrew Delke says he was following his training when he shot and killed Daniel Hambrick during a foot chase. So do his ...
Show notes

Episode 1: The Intersection

On July 26, 2018, the lives of two 25-year-old men crossed paths at a stop sign. That chance encounter would take one life and forever change another....
Show notes

Deadly Force: Trailer

A nationwide movement has erupted in recent weeks, calling for drastic changes in law enforcement. These systemic issues aren't new. WPLN News is laun...
Show notes

Trailer

WPLN News Investigates dives deep into the issues that matter most in Middle Tennessee. In “Deadly Force,” we focus on the trial of the first Nashvill...
Show notes

Deadly Force: Prologue

Nine months before Nashville Officer Andrew Delke shot and killed Daniel Hambrick, he was criticized by supervisors. But not for use of force. It was ...
Show notes