Nashville Security Officers Return Gunfire Killing Man
NASHVILLE, TN Dec 11 2017
For the second time this year, a man was shot and killed outside the Cloud IX hookah lounge on Gallatin Pike.
In this incident, security officers shot and killed an aggressive armed man who shot at them first.
According to police, a man later identified as Jason McClain, 30 is reported to have engaged in a verbal argument outside the hookah bar.
When McClain was asked to leave, he refused, and security escorted him out of the lounge. That’s when McClain allegedly retrieved a handgun from his vehicle and shot at the security guards.
When McClain was asked to leave, he refused, and security escorted him out of the lounge. That’s when McClain allegedly retrieved a handgun from his vehicle and shot at the security guards.
Police responded to a 911 call about shots fired Sunday around 12:45 a.m. They found McClain in the rear parking lot of the lounge suffering from a gunshot wound.
When Nashville Fire Department arrived, they pronounced McClain at the scene.
Nashville metro police say that the security officers returned fire, fatally wounding McClain.
No charges have been levied against the security guards, but an investigation is underway.
No charges have been levied against the security guards, but an investigation is underway.
Police added that a second gunshot wound victim arrived to Southern Hills Hospital about two hours later, but it is unknown at this time if the two shootings are related
