Nashville, Tennessee — On Monday, October 9, 2023, at 8:20 p.m., Metro Nashville Police were called to a home on Split Oak Trail, and discovered 30-year-old Joshua Kersey, holding a man at knifepoint. Police said the victim lived at the home, along with Kersey’s mom, sister and four children. Kersey’s mother dialed 911. Police tried to negotiate with Kersey for about 40 minutes. Officers then heard a struggle and a loud noise in the bedroom. Officer Ranseen kicked the door open and gave Kersey a command to put the knife down. Authorities said Kersey did not comply and Officer Ranseen shot once and killed Kersey. The family members, including Kersey’s mother, sister, and four children, all left the home before officers entered.

Orlando, Florida — On Saturday, September 23, 2023, around 9:00 p.m. Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies first responded to the 5500 block of Suncreek Court following a 911 call about a man firing a gun in the backyard of a home. Deputies could not make contact with him at that time. At 12:47 a.m. Sunday, September 24, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office received more 911 calls advising the man was in the street pointing a gun at a passing motorist, who was later determined to be his roommate. Deputies tried for 40 minutes to negotiate with the man, later identified as Jorge Ramirez-Rivera, to get him to surrender peacefully. But the suspect refused. Deputies approached the suspect in the backyard and tried to subdue him using a taser and non-lethal bean bag rounds. At the same time, Ramirez-Rivera pulled a gun from his waistband and pointed it at his head before firing three shots at deputies. Deputies returned fire. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.