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Body camera video released after Nashville officer was shot in 'setup' 911 call

Nashville Police said the officer was shot in the arm by a man who then killed himself as authorities responded to a false report.
Credit: Metro Nashville Police

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — UPDATE 5-6-2021 - Nashville Police have released body camera footage from the shooting. 

You can watch HERE and HERE.

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5-5-2021 - Police in Tennessee's capital city say an officer was shot in the arm by a man who then killed himself as authorities responded to a false report that a woman had been wounded. 

Metro Nashville Police say officer Brian Sherman was left with injuries that were not life-threatening. 

A police spokesman says Sherman and two other officers were called to a home on a report that someone was shooting and the caller's mother was wounded. 

Officers arrived and someone shot at them. 

Officials said the 911 report was a setup to get police there. 

The shooter was identified as 22-year-old Salman Mohamed. Authorities say he killed himself at the scene. 

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