NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A man is facing several charges after he allegedly was drunkenly waving around a gun in a parking garage at the Nashville Zoo over Thanksgiving weekend, according to an arrest affidavit.

Officers with the Metro Nashville Police Department responded to the Nashville Zoo to reports of a person armed with a gun in a parking garage on Saturday.

Upon arrival, officers connected with zoo security as they were searching for the armed suspect. Shortly after, 26-year-old Tyler Cole McKenzie was found, apparently passed out, lying on the ground of the parking garage.

Officers searched McKenzie and reportedly found him armed with a handgun, according to the affidavit.

The affidavit states that officers believed the 26-year-old had been highly intoxicated due to his inabi

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