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CRIME & SAFETY
Nashville police: Death of Sumner suspect who jumped from Briley ramp likely 'accidental'
Metro Nashville Police have identified a 22-year-old Nashville man who they say may have accidentally jumped to his death on Interstate 40 after he hit a retaining wall on the Briley Parkway south ramp Friday night. Detectives are expecting to classify the death as accidental pending an autopsy report, police...
Driver facing slew of charges after drugs, gun found in stolen SUV
LEBANON, Tenn. (WSMV) - Officers in Lebanon arrested a suspect in a stolen SUV out of Nashville on Tuesday afternoon, according to the police department. Lebanon police said officers were alerted by Safenet to a stolen Ford Escape out of Nashville. Officers were able to locate the SUV at a Shell station on Hartmann Driver.
Murfreesboro man killed in Nashville I-24 crash
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A Murfreesboro man was killed in a multi-vehicle crash while driving on 1-24 West Tuesday morning. The driver was identified as Daniel Roberts of Murfreesboro, Metro Police report. Reports say a pickup truck, driven by a 27-year-old, hit and rolled over a Toyota Solara. The...
Man shot in the head dies from injuries, police say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Metro Nashville Police Department said the man who was shot in the head on Brawner Avenue on Monday has died from his injuries. On Monday, June 24, police said 31-year-old Dondrinkus Dickerson was shot after he got into a fight with another person. The suspect shot Dickerson in the head and he was taken to Skyline Medical Center where he stayed for almost a week.
Man, Woman Killed in Apparent Murder-Suicide in Nashville
June 29, 2024 – The two persons who died in Saturday’s 2 a.m. apparent murder-suicide outside a home in the 4400 block of Cato Road are identified as Heather Nelson, 42, and her boyfriend, Christopher Minchey, 51. The investigation shows that Minchey and Nelson had argued before he...
Police: Teen critical after being shot at Taco Bell, crashing car into Nashville store
A 17-year-old is in critical condition after investigators say a meetup turned into a shooting at a Taco Bell on Edmondson Pike. Metro Nashville Police said on X, the website formerly known as Twitter, the teen was shot in the restaurant's parking lot Saturday. The victim, who was not identified,...
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