Interview Recordings Shed Some Light, Raise More Questions On Shooting of Former Councilman Loniel Greene

NASHVILLE, TN — Police have released the recordings of the interviews taken during the investigation of a November 4 shooting of a now-former Metro councilmember.

Loniel Greene, who has since resigned his District One seat after a controversy involving the alleged intimidation of a witness in an unrelated case, was injured in the shooting outside of a White Bridge Road gas station. The shooter, Brandon Hunt-Clark, 20, pleaded guilty this week to aggravated assault and was sentenced to three years of supervised release.

The transcripts indicate that Greene believed that either Hunt-Clark or James Lawton, who was with Hunt-Clark that night, was his brother. Greene told paramedics and the police he intended to confront his brother, because he believed he had lied to him about joining the Army. According to both Lawton and Greene's interviews, Greene pulled off his shirt in anticipation of the confrontation with his supposed brother.

Of course, neither Lawton nor Hunt-Clark is related to the former councilmember.

"Greene rolled the window down and said 'what you n---- looking at, say something, say something,' " according to the report.

Hunt-Clark and Lawton didn't respond and continued walking, but Greene followed the two men.

"Lawton heard Greene yell 'bring your f------ a-- here,'" the report says.

Lawton said he was frightened and ran away when Hunt-Clark shot Greene, who Lawton said "appeared to be intoxicated or on drugs."

Greene has repeatedly denied being intoxicated or on drugs on the night in question; other interviewees said Hunt-Clark said the shooting was drug-related.

Greene refused to comment to The Tennessean and wanted to make sure his no-comment was properly publicized.

"I don’t have a comment on this now, and I won’t in the future," he said. "You all can stop calling me, and please quote me on that."