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Grammy Winner Mark Capps Shot Dead by Police After He ... (PEOPLE.com)

A SWAT officer fatally shot Mark Capps as police investigated claims that he had held his wife and stepdaughter against their will at gunpoint.

He noted that the investigation has just begun and "will take time to complete." and informed SWAT about the incident "due to Capps having access to guns and his violent actions overnight," said Aaron. They fled the home and drove to the local Hermitage police station. Bodycam footage shows officers at the door yelling at Capps, "Show me your hands!" Aaron said the mother and daughter told police that Capps had woken them up holding a gun at them at 3 a.m. The two victims said, per the public affairs director, that they managed to escape after Capps fell asleep.

Engineer Mark Capps Killed In Police-Involved Shooting (musicrow.com)

Mark Capps, the Grammy-winning recording engineer, was shot and killed Thursday (Jan. 5) by a Nashville SWAT team member. He was 54.

Days before the incident, Mark lost his brother, Jeff Capps, another member of the music community in Nashville. The SWAT team showed up at the house and when Mark presented a gun in his doorway, he was shot. Mark Capps, the Grammy-winning recording engineer, was shot and killed Thursday (Jan.

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Country Music Recording Engineer Mark Capps Shot And Killed By ... (Whiskey Riff)

Well this is just terrible. A Grammy-award winning country music recording engineer was shot and killed by a Nashville SWAT team yesterday after a warrant ...

Jimmy Capps was also the house guitarist for the Grand Ole Opry. When officers demanded that Capps show his hands, according to Aaron, officers “deemed that Capps’ movements posed an immediate, imminent threat” and opened fire. The women escaped when Capps fell asleep and drove to the police department, who obtained a warrant for Capps and called in a SWAT team to execute the warrant due to the threats Capps had made overnight.

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Nashville SWAT officer kills Grammy-winning sound engineer Mark ... (Fox News)

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said an officer killed the Grammy-winning recording engineer Mark Capps at his home in the Hermitage area.

The Nashville Police Department will conduct an administrative review of the tactics and interactions used to determine whether they meet departmental standards. The two were able to escape the situation when he fell asleep. [CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP](https://www.foxnews.com/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink) [CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER](https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl) [Metropolitan Nashville Police Department](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/nashville) said an officer killed the 54-year-old at his home in the Hermitage area after he was accused of kidnapping and threatening his wife and stepdaughter at gunpoint. The wife and stepdaughter went to police and arrest warrants were issued in the afternoon, Aaron confirmed.

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Mark Capps, GRAMMY-Winning Recording Engineer, Shot Dead by ... (Entertainment Tonight)

According to Don Aaron, the Public Affairs Director with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Capps had been wanted on kidnapping and aggravated ...

Capps died at the scene and the weapon he's alleged to have been holding was also shown on bodycam footage. Capps is alleged to have repeatedly pointed his pistol at each of them and told them multiple times that if they attempted to call anyone he would kill them and would kill any police that showed up at the house. Aaron said the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Davidson County District Attorney's Office will continue to investigate the incident. and "gathered them in the living room at gunpoint and refused to allow them to leave." Police said a 14-year veteran yelled at Capps to show his hands, as seen in police bodycam footage. The women gathered their belongings and their pets before heading to police, where they relayed to officers that Capps allegedly woke them up at 3 a.m.

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