Nashville mother protests son’s death outside Broadway Bar | News

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Nashville mother protests son's death outside Broadway Bar | News

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – A Nashville mom held a peaceable protest on Saturday evening exterior of the downtown bar after her son’s loss of life.

Final week, an post-mortem report revealed 22-year-old Dallas Barrett died from asphyxia and dominated his loss of life a murder. Police mentioned Barrett died after being inside Whiskey Row on Aug. 16.

Metro Police mentioned Barrett was concerned in an altercation with safety employees on the roof that evening earlier than his loss of life.

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Following an post-mortem that confirmed 22-year-old Dallas Jordan Barrett was murdered at Whiskey Row on Broadway, his mom is doubting the accuracy of video supplied by the bar.

“I need them to know that he was not handled correctly in that bar,” Tammy Barrett mentioned.

That’s why Dallas’ mom Tammy Barrett and a gaggle of household and associates stood silently holding indicators warning the general public of what she mentioned occurred to her son inside Whiskey Row.

“Tuesday the sixteenth would be the three-month anniversary,” Tammy Barrett mentioned.

Whiskey Row lately launched two extra movies to indicate what they mentioned led as much as the altercation. The bar mentioned the video confirmed Dallas Barrett flip, lunge and assault a safety guard after he was requested to depart.

Clip reveals Anderson strolling onto the dance ground, and Barrett shoves Anderson from behind. Barrett is seen shoving a younger girl dancing after which bounces into safety guard A.

They mentioned Dallas Barrett was informed to exit after Barrett, within the different video, shoved his good friend within the white shirt, pushes a younger girl dancing and bounces into the safety guard.

Clip reveals as safety was trying to escort Barrett and others out, standing alone, Barrett turns, lunges, and assaults Safety guard A which causes a laceration over his eye, requiring medical consideration. Safety makes an attempt to restrain Barrett as the person within the yellow shirt and Anderson begins combating with safety. Attributable to Barrett’s massive dimension, a number of safety guards are wanted to try to restrain him.

Saturday was not the primary time Tammy Barrett and others have protested exterior of the bar. She mentioned if she may say something to this institution, it might be this.

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Whereas this household waits to see if there are any costs in future, Tammy Barrett mentioned she desires to enact change on a state degree.

“I do need to see costs introduced in opposition to those that did what they did to him,” Tammy Barrett mentioned. “However, I do need to push additional myself for higher laws for safety guards on their coaching they’re licensing as a result of their simply too lax about it.”

Metro police say they’re nonetheless investigating.

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The loss of life of Dallas Jordan Barrett stays an open investigation that has concerned quite a few interviews, evaluation of video materials, and different steady work by the MNPD’s Murder Unit. The case file has not been shared with the bar; in reality the file in its totality is to be staffed with the District Lawyer’s Workplace within the close to future.

The officer on Broadway who was first approached about an unspecified battle on the roof of the enterprise himself radioed for an MNPD safety group to reply whereas that officer maintained a visitors submit required for public security. The actions of the officers who responded to the bar, in addition to the officer initially informed of a battle, are effectively documented intimately within the case file.

The Workplace of Skilled Accountability has no grievance from the bar.

Whiskey Row mentioned they need extra clarification on the post-mortem report and referred to a beforehand assertion launched.

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“An important factor for Whiskey Row Nashville is the protection and of our prospects and employees.

Instantly following the occasions of the night of August 16, 2021, Whiskey Row Nashville initiated an inside investigation whereas totally cooperating with Metropolitan Nashville Police Division in its investigation. Our investigation revealed that when safety requested help from Metro Police, an worker of Whiskey Row Nashville instantly approached two officers standing exterior Whiskey Row for help. The officers wouldn’t present help and informed the worker to name 911, which was executed.

Practically six minutes later, totally different Metro Officers entered the rooftop from the elevator. Whiskey Row Nashville filed an official grievance with Metro Police.

Based mostly upon the data obtainable to us on the time and the footage captured by our inside safety video system, safety employees appeared to try to de-escalate the chain of occasions that transpired that night till Metro Police may arrive.

Please see the accompanying video clips main as much as Barrett’s restraint. For video description functions, Barrett is carrying a black tee-shirt,

Bradyn Anderson is carrying a white soccer jersey, and Barrett’s companion is carrying a yellow tee-shirt. In a September 22, 2021 tv information interview, Bradyn Anderson identifies himself as being with Barrett that night.

The first video clip reveals Anderson strolling onto the dance ground, and Barrett shoves Anderson from behind. Barrett is seen shoving a younger girl dancing after which bounces into safety guard A. Safety guard A makes an attempt to speak to Barrett to ask him to depart, whereas calling over the safety radio for help.

The second video clip reveals as safety was trying to escort Barrett and others out, standing alone, Barrett turns, lunges, and assaults Safety guard A which causes a laceration over his eye, requiring medical consideration. Safety makes an attempt to restrain Barrett as the person within the yellow shirt and Anderson begins combating with safety. Attributable to Barrett’s massive dimension, a number of safety guards are wanted to try to restrain him.

We’ve reviewed the Medical Examiner’s report and have requested help in understanding its content material. Nothing is extra essential than the reality, and we’ll proceed to work with the correct authorities as now we have executed from the beginning.

A life was misplaced, and others are affected by emotional and bodily scars. The Whiskey Row Nashville household hopes there shall be therapeutic for all concerned.”