Suspected gunman arrested 2 years after shooting at South Nashville hotel

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — More than two years after a shooting at a South Nashville hotel that left two people injured, the suspected gunman is in custody.

Dyquan Collins , 25, was arrested out of state on multiple outstanding warrants related to the April 5, 2022, shooting , as well as a few additional charges linked to his previous criminal record, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department.

The charges against him include two counts of aggravated assault, aggravated burglary, two counts of failure to appear and domestic assault.

Officials announced they had identified Collins as a suspect in the shooting within 24 hours of responding to the HomeTown Studios in the 1200 block of Murfreesboro Pike, near the Nashville International Airport (BNA).

According to investigators, Collins is believed to have gotten into a fight with someone at one of the units in the hotel around 3:30 that morning. When two other people, including a hotel employee, tried to intervene, police said Collins began firing shots at them.

The employee was hit in the thigh and the other person was grazed by a bullet in the back. After first responders arrived, the employee was taken to a local hospital to be treated for what authorities called “critical injuries.”

Collins reportedly fled from the area after the shooting and remained at large for more than two years. He was added to the police department’s “Top 10 Most Wanted” list in December 2022 as the search for his whereabouts continued.

Then, on Monday, Sept. 2, police said Collins was apprehended by law enforcement outside of Tennessee. No further details surrounding his arrest were immediately available.

He is now among at least 133 “Most Wanted” fugitives who have been taken into custody since the program was launched in October 2022. Investigators have largely attributed the program’s success to tips they’ve received from the public.

To view the most recent list of “Most Wanted” fugitives out of Nashville, click here .

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