Mark Capps Death, Obituary – Recording engineer Mark Capps, who had won a Grammy for his work, was shot and killed by police at his home in Nashville on Thursday, just a few hours after he was accused of holding his wife and stepdaughter at gunpoint. Mark Capps was a Grammy winner. On Thursday, Capps was the victim of a police shooting that resulted in his death. At three in the morning, Capps reportedly roused his wife, who was 60 years old at the time, as well as his stepdaughter, who was 23 years old. This information comes from the Metro Nashville Police Department. After that, he took them, hostage, inside their house, brandished a gun to their heads, and refused to let them leave. He threatened to kill them if they tried to get aid from anybody else.
After the engineer, who was 54 years old, fell asleep, according to the police, the women hurried out of the house and ran to the Hermitage precinct, where they told the authorities that they were terrified of Capps. They told the authorities that they ran because they were afraid of Capps. After arrest warrants were issued for Capps on charges of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault, three members of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) squad were sent to his apartment, according to a statement that was released by Don Aaron, who is a spokesperson for the police department.
During the briefing, Aaron revealed that when the police officers approached the property, Capps allegedly opened the front door while holding a firearm in his hand. Aaron stated this information to the audience. According to the testimony of the witness, one of the law enforcement officers “decided that Capps’ motions posed an imminent, impending threat and fired” at the suspect. It was determined that Capps had passed away at the site. In the city of Nashville, Capps’ family had a distinguished and lengthy history working in the music industry. His father, Jimmy Capps, was a well-known guitarist who had a long career with the Grand Ole Opry and was also elected into the Musicians Hall of Fame.
Jimmy Capps also enjoyed a prosperous career as a session guitarist in the recording industry. He was the father’s son. He died in 2020. The recording engineer had worked with a number of well-known musicians in the past, including Alabama, the Dixie Chicks, Neil Diamond, Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Brooks & Dunn, and Barry Manilow, amongst others. It was the fourth year in a row that he was awarded the Grammy for best polka album in music’s highest honor.