Mark J. Capps, a Grammy winner, shot to death by the police

Police shot and killed a Grammy-winning recording engineer while they were looking into reports that he had kidnapped his wife and stepdaughter and was holding them at gunpoint. Don Aaron, director of public affairs for the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, reported during a "critical incident briefing" that Mark J. Capps, 54, allegedly pointed a gun at officers who were responding to the kidnapping situation. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Image credit: WPSD Local 6[/caption]

Details about this case

SWAT officers went to the house on Summit Run Pl. to carry out a warrant issued against Mark Capps for two counts of aggravated kidnapping and two counts of aggravated assault "for holding his 60-year-old wife and his 23-year-old stepdaughter in the home at gunpoint during the night," according to Aaron. Also Read: Today’s Google Doodle celebrates one founding fathers of gaming According to Aaron, the mother and daughter informed the police that Capps had woken them up at 3 a.m. while pointing a gun at them. They claimed he forced them into the living room "at gunpoint and refused to allow them to leave." They also claimed Capps kept pointing the gun at them and threatened to shoot and kill them as well as "any police that showed up at the house," according to Aaron, if they made any calls. Furthermore, the two victims claimed that after Capps fell asleep, they were able to flee, according to the public affairs director. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1500"] Image credit: PEOPLE[/caption] Additionally, they then fled from the house and arrived at the Hermitage police station. Authorities obtained an arrest warrant just before 2:00 p.m. and alerted SWAT to the event "due to Capps having access to guns and his violent actions overnight," according to Aaron. Capps "opened the front door" while brandishing a gun after SWAT personnel arrived on the site without him being aware of it. SWAT veteran Kendall Coon instructed Capps to raise his hands. Aaron explained, "Officer Coon deemed that Capps' movements posed an immediate imminent threat and fired."

What's more

Bodycam video reveals police shouting at Mark Capps, "Show me your hands!" at the door. Officers then enter the house after shots are fired at the glass door. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="634"] Image credit: Daily Mail Online[/caption] Aaron was also able to establish that Capps passed away before a picture of the gun he was carrying was displayed. According to Aaron, the situation is being looked into by the MNPD and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, while the Davidson County District Attorney's Office is conducting its own investigations. According to Billboard, throughout his career, Capps collaborated with musicians including Olivia Newton-John, The Chicks, Big & Rich, and Barry Manilow. On another note, Jimmy Capps, his late father, played lead guitar for the Grand Ole Opry house band. Between 2006 and 2009, Capps and Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra shared four Grammy Awards for best polka album. And according to Variety, two days before his death, Capps posted on social media that his brother had passed away.