Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson announced on Thursday that he will retire, after more than a dozen city council members called for Mayor John Cooper (D)…
Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson announced on Thursday that he will retire, after more than a dozen city council members called for Mayor John Cooper (D) to fire him.
Anderson has been a frequent target of criticism from local activists for his handling of both the recent protests that erupted after the death of George Floyd and his handling of two high-profile police shootings of black men in 2017 and 2018, The Associated Press reported. Then-Nashville officer Josh Lippert fatally shot Jocques Clemmons following a traffic stop and chase in February 2017, with prosecutors eventually determining he only fired after he saw Clemmons had a gun.
