Larry Eugene Boyd

Less-than-lethal force

Officers responded around 11:30 p.m. to an open 911 call at a home. Responding Officer Kristopher Sutton knocked and made announcements to open the door repeatedly before gaining entry after hearing what sounded like a fight inside, and seeing a man with a gun through a window. Officer Sutton allegedly saw BLarry Eugene Boyd armed with a pistol standing over a 37-year-old woman whom he was visiting. The woman broke free and ran out the door along with two others who had been hiding in a bedroom. Boyd appeared to be drugged and came toward Officer Sutton, dropping his pistol near the front door. The two men struggled down the front porch stairs into the yard where Officers Edward Holden and Josh Whitworth joined Sutton in struggling to bring Boyd into custody. A Taser reportedly was used in two five-second bursts to incapacitate Boyd. After being handcuffed, officers reportedly put Boyd into a seated position and called for an ambulance. Nashville Fire Department reportedly gave Boyd medication, but he died.