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    Hero Nashville cop who took down transgender school shooter is Marine Corps vet who responded to Christmas 2020 bombing – while work partner was awarded for his sterling policing just last week
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    The hero cops who stopped a transgender school shooter in Nashville are a Marine Corps veteran and an award-winning officer, Your Content has learned.

    Michael Collazo, 31, and Rex Engelbert, 27, of the Nashville Metro Police, have been hailed heroes after taking down Audrey Hale, 28, on Monday.

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    Collazo is a Marine Corps veteran who responded to the Christmas 2020 bombing, and has also worked as a firefighter and SWAT team paramedic.

    Engelbert received an award last week for ‘precision policing’ for his work recovering more than 20 stolen credit cards, a handgun, and fentanyl,‘according to The Guardian.

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