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Shooting of Jocques Clemmons

Index Shooting of Jocques Clemmons

In the early afternoon of February 10, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Joshua Lippert, a 32-year-old white police officer, fatally shot Jocques Clemmons, a 31-year-old African-American. [1]

39 relations: American Civil Liberties Union, Ashland City, Tennessee, Black Lives Matter, Cocaine, David Briley, Davidson County, Tennessee, District attorney, East Nashville, Tennessee, First aid, Fraternal Order of Police, Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Gideon's Army, GoFundMe, Gun shows in the United States, Hillsboro Village, Institutional racism, James A. Cayce Homes, Ku Klux Klan, Mark Gwyn, Megan Barry, Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County, Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Murder, NAACP, Nashville Scene, Nashville, Tennessee, Public housing in the United States, Smyrna, Tennessee, Steve Anderson (police chief), Sturm, Ruger & Co., Tennessee, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Tennessee Department of Correction, Traffic stop, United States Attorney, United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, .357 Magnum.

American Civil Liberties Union

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a nonprofit organization whose stated mission is "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States." Officially nonpartisan, the organization has been supported and criticized by liberal and conservative organizations alike.

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Ashland City, Tennessee

Ashland City is a town in and the county seat of Cheatham County, Tennessee, United States.

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Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter (BLM) is an international activist movement, originating in the African-American community, that campaigns against violence and systemic racism toward black people.

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Cocaine

Cocaine, also known as coke, is a strong stimulant mostly used as a recreational drug.

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David Briley

Clifton David Briley (born January 8, 1964) is the mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.

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Davidson County, Tennessee

Davidson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

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District attorney

In the United States, a district attorney (DA) is the chief prosecutor for a local government area, typically a county.

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East Nashville, Tennessee

East Nashville is an area east of downtown Nashville, Tennessee across the Cumberland River.

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First aid

First aid is the assistance given to any person suffering a sudden illness or injury, with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, or to promote recovery.

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Fraternal Order of Police

The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) is a fraternal organization consisting of sworn law enforcement officers in the United States.

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Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center

Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, formerly known as Opryland Hotel, is a hotel and convention center located in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Gideon's Army

Gideon's Army is a 2013 documentary film about three public defenders in the Southern United States.

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GoFundMe

GoFundMe is a crowdfunding platform that allows people to raise money for events ranging from life events such as celebrations and graduations to challenging circumstances like accidents and illnesses.

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Gun shows in the United States

In the United States, a gun show is an event where promoters generally rent large public venues and then rent tables for display areas for dealers of guns and related items, and charge admission for buyers.

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Hillsboro Village

Hillsboro Village is a neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee, located 3 miles southwest of downtown.

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Institutional racism

Institutional racism (also known as institutionalized racism) is a form of racism expressed in the practice of social and political institutions.

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James A. Cayce Homes

The James A. Cayce Homes is a housing project in East Nashville, Tennessee, U.S..

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Ku Klux Klan

The Ku Klux Klan, commonly called the KKK or simply the Klan, refers to three distinct secret movements at different points in time in the history of the United States.

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Mark Gwyn

Mark Gwyn is an American law enforcement officer.

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Megan Barry

Megan Christine Barry (née Mueller; born September 22, 1963) is an American businesswoman and politician.

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Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County

The Metropolitan Council is the legislative body of the consolidated city-county government of Nashville, Tennessee and Davidson County.

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Metropolitan Nashville Police Department

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department is the primary provider of law enforcement services for Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee.

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Murder

Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought.

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NAACP

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as a bi-racial organization to advance justice for African Americans by a group, including, W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington and Moorfield Storey.

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Nashville Scene

Nashville Scene is an alternative newsweekly in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County.

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Public housing in the United States

Public housing in the United States is administered by federal, state and local agencies to provide subsidized assistance for low-income households.

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Smyrna, Tennessee

Smyrna is a town in Rutherford County, Tennessee.

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Steve Anderson (police chief)

Steve Anderson is the Chief of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.

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Sturm, Ruger & Co.

Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc., better known by the shortened name Ruger, is an American firearm manufacturing company based in Southport, Connecticut with production facilities also in Newport, New Hampshire, Mayodan, North Carolina, and Prescott, Arizona.

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Tennessee

Tennessee (translit) is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is the criminal investigative arm of the state government of Tennessee.

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Tennessee Department of Correction

The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) is a Cabinet-level agency within the Tennessee state government responsible for the oversight of more than 20,000 convicted offenders in Tennessee's fourteen prisons, three of which are privately managed by the Corrections Corporation of America.

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Traffic stop

A traffic stop, commonly called being pulled over, is a temporary detention of a driver of a vehicle by police to investigate a possible crime or minor violation of law.

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United States Attorney

United States Attorneys (also known as chief federal prosecutors and, historically, as United States District Attorneys) represent the United States federal government in United States district courts and United States courts of appeals.

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United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division

The U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division is the institution within the federal government responsible for enforcing federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, religion, and national origin.

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Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center

The Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is a medical provider with multiple hospitals in Nashville, Tennessee, as well as clinics and facilities throughout Middle Tennessee.

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.357 Magnum

The.357 S&W Magnum (9×33mmR), or simply.357 Magnum, is a revolver cartridge with a.357-inch (9.07 mm) bullet diameter.

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Redirects here:

Jocques Clemmons, Josh Lippert, Joshua Lippert, Justice for Jocques, Justice for Jocques Coalition.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Jocques_Clemmons

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