
9 police officers fatally shoot pedestrian after standoff on interstate in Nashville, authorities say
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Nine police officers fatally shot a pedestrian on a Tennessee interstate after a short standoff, authorities said Thursday.
Landon Eastep, 37, was killed after about 30 minutes of negotiations -- during which traffic was halted along Interstate 65 near Nashville. Officers opened fire after he appeared "to adjust his stance and reach for what was later identified as a metal cylindrical object at his waist," the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.
It was later determined not to be a firearm.

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