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Lawyer: Ex-officer reaches plea deal in Black man s death
An attorney says a white former Nashville police officer will plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter Friday just ahead of his first-degree murder trial, three years after he fatally shot an armed Black man from behind during a foot chase
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press
July 2, 2021, 12:22 AM
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. A white former Nashville police officer will plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter Friday just ahead of his first-degree murder trial, three years after he fatally shot an armed Black man from behind during a foot chase, his attorney confirmed Thursday.
A white Nashville police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man reached a deal with prosecutors and will plead guilty to manslaughter, according to an attorney representing the victim s family.
Officer Andrew Delke will serve a three-year sentence for shooting Daniel Hambrick three times in the back during a July 2018 foot chase, according to the family attorney. Prosecutors have not confirmed the details of the deal.
The shooting, caught on video, shook the community and sparked a passionate, unresolved debate over police violence, systemic racism and the true meaning of public safety.
Delke maintained his innocence for years, saying he shot in self defense after he saw Hambrick, 25, holding a gun. He will appear in court Friday morning to confirm a guilty plea, according to his defense attorney David Raybin.
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Andrew Delke and his attorney David Raybin stand in court before Delke pleads guilty to manslaughter on Friday, July 2, 2021 in Nashville. Delke pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the death of 25-year-old Daniel Hambrick in 2018 as part of an agreement with prosecutors. (Josie Norris/The Tennessean via AP, Pool) July 02, 2021 - 12:32 PM
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) â The mother of a Black man fatally shot by a white former Nashville officer sobbed, screamed and knocked over a courtroom lectern Friday as she begged a judge not to accept a plea deal she says was struck in secret without her knowledge, a chaotic scene that briefly delayed the hearing before the judge accepted the agreement.
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