Line of Duty Death: Master Patrol Officer Spencer Bristol
Master Patrol Officer Spencer Bristol
Hendersonville Police Department, Tennessee
End of Watch Monday, December 30, 2019
Bio
Age 31
Tour 4 years
Badge Not available
Military Veteran
Incident Details
Cause Struck by vehicle
Weapon Person
Offender At large
Master Patrol Officer Spencer Bristol was struck and killed by a vehicle while involved in a foot pursuit of a subject across I-65 near Vietnam Veterans Boulevard in Davidson County.
Officers had started pursuing a vehicle with two occupants in Hendersonville. The pursuit continued through Goodlettsville until crashing at the interchange. One of the subjects was taken into custody but the second man fled on foot. Officer Bristol was fatally struck by a vehicle as they ran across I-65.
The subject he was chasing continued to flee and remains at large. The subject who was arrested at the scene was charged with reckless endangerment and felony evading.
Officer Bristol was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Hendersonville Police Department for four years. He is survived by his wife and 3-year-old daughter.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Chief of Police Mickey Miller
Hendersonville Police Department
3 Executive Park Dr
Hendersonville, TN 37075
Phone: (615) 822-1111
