Bodycam and 911 call released after man killed by Metro Nashville police officer following stabbing

An investigation is underway after a stabbing suspect was shot and killed by an officer from the Metro Nashville Police Department early Thursday morning.

Officers were called to the Bellevue West complex on Ridgelake Parkway at approximately 4:10 a.m. on Thursday, June 27.

Metro police reported a 27-year-old man had been stabbed by his 25-year-old brother. The 25-year-old was then shot and killed by at least one officer during a confrontation.

According to a Metro police spokesperson, the victim called 911 and said his brother had held a knife to his neck and then cut him before he ran from the apartment unit. In the 911 call released by the department, the victim said his brother was having a “manic episode,” adding that he “took away ether or something he’s, like, huffing.”

Officers arrived and found the victim down a hill on the roadway before they started searching for his younger brother. The department spokesperson said the suspect rushed down the steps of the apartment complex from a breezeway and approached the officers.

Two officers were armed with electric shock devices and another officer had his firearm ready as the 25-year-old came at them “very quickly with a knife in hand, a very large knife,” according to the spokesperson.

One of the officers then fired his weapon and killed the younger brother, identified by authorities as Max Van Sickle. Metro police said officers gave Van Sickle warnings and waited until he was within just a few feet of them before they shot him.

The older brother was reportedly taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening wounds, but he has since been released and is speaking with investigators.