TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Brittany Sims on Jul 22, 2015

When Tennessee’s legislature reconvenes next year, the handling of deadly police shootings will be on the agenda. Sponsored in the House by Rep. G.A. Hardaway, D-Memphis, and Rep. John DeBerry, D-Memphis, and in the Senate by Sen. Brian Kelsey, R-Germantown, a new bill would mandate that the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation automatically take over all officer-involved fatal shootings. It would also spell out how TBI’s findings are released. WREG has more.