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- 1 2 3 4 5 Fronczek, Mel. "Timeline of the Delke case: From Nashville police shooting that killed Daniel Hambrick to plea deal". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ↑ Video of fatal police shooting released - CNN Video, 9 August 2018, retrieved 2022-01-21
- ↑ Levenson, Michael (July 2, 2021). "Mother of Black Man Killed by Police Officer Protests Plea Deal". The New York Times– via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ Kaylin Jorge and Caitlyn Shelton (July 2, 2021). "Judge sentences ex-officer 3 years in death of Daniel Hambrick after chaos erupts in court".
- ↑ "Convicted ex-officer waives parole hearing under plea deal". AP NEWS. 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
