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Ex-MNPD officer convicted in fatal shooting released from Nashville jail

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Former MNPD Officer Andrew Delke

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A white former Nashville police officer who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a Black man from behind as the man was fleeing on foot has been released from jail.

According to his attorney, Andrew Delke was released Thursday from a jail facility run by the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office. He spent 18 months in jail.

Last July, Delke pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2018 death of 25-year-old Daniel Hambrick as part of an agreement with prosecutors and received a three-year sentence. However, the deal allowed him to be released earlier with standard jail credits.

Meanwhile, Nashville’s Metro Council has approved a $2.25 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit by Hambrick’s family.

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