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.
