Anthony McClain

Anthony McClain, the Nashville Police Department’s North Precinct Commander, died from complications of a heart attack on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at the age of 53. A 27-year veteran of the Metro Nashville Police Department, McClain had been the head of the North Precinct since 2021. A fixture at community events in the precinct, served in the U.S. Air Force from 1989 to 1994 before earning a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Tennessee State University in May 1997. He was hired by the Metro Police Department in August 1997 and served as a patrolman, detective in the Domestic Violence and Sex Abuse Units, and was promoted to sergeant in 2007, lieutenant in 2012, and captain in 2020. He supervised the North, South, and West Precincts as well as the Specialized Investigations Division’s Narcotics Unit during his career.