NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The two men disappeared into shadows as they turned the corner on July 26, 2018.

Daniel Hambrick, the devoted son and church member, whose life was just starting to open up, went first. Andrew Delke, a rising star in the Nashville police department, followed behind him.

Surveillance video scrutinized in court last month shows their long shadows lingering for a few frames before fading away.

What happened next shook the city and sparked a passionate, unresolved reckoning on police violence, systemic racism and the true meaning of public safety.

Delke, a then-25-year-old white officer with less than two years of experience, stopped running, held his gun out and pulled the