Man dead after hours-long standoff situation in East Nashville

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Man ***** after hours-long standoff situation in East Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A man is ***** following a standoff situation with SWAT and Metro Nashville police Saturday morning at the scene of a ********* near the Historic Edgefield neighborhood.

Officers were dispatched to the scene near N. 7th Street and Ramsey Street around 5:52 a.m. after 31-year-old Michael Ridley allegedly threatened two people inside the residence, causing them to flee,

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(Courtesy: Metropolitan Nashville Police Department)

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who shot at an officer during a foot pursuit around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. The officer was uninjured in the incident.

The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) said officers heard a gunshot go off inside the apartment at 6:39 a.m. and have not had contact with Ridley since.

News 2 observed a very heavy police presence at the scene. Officers used a loudspeaker to communicate with Ridley inside the residence, saying, “We have a warrant for your arrest. Come out with your hands in view and you will not be harmed.”

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they were able to make entry into the home where they discovered a man deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot would.

The Tennessee Medical Examiner’s Office is working to confirm his identification, according to Metro ***.

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