1 injured after shootout on I-40 in Hermitage

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A man was grazed by a bullet during a shootout along Interstate 40 in the Hermitage area of Nashville late Thursday night.

Officers were called to respond the 4000 block of Central Pike around 11:30 p.m.

Metro police reported an armed security guard was driving home on I-40 when he was cut off by another driver near the Stewarts Ferry Pike exit. The guard flashed his lights and then the other driver got behind him and began to flash his lights.

According to Metro police, “after some back-and-forth road rage,” the driver pulled up beside the security guard and fired a shot into his driver’s side door.

The victim was grazed on the upper abdomen. He then fired back approximately six times at the other vehicle, striking it several times, according to Metro police.

The guard chased the vehicle to the 4000 block of Central Pike where the suspect ran away. The victim then called 911 for help on Central Pike.

The victim was evaluated by paramedics and declined additional treatment.

No additional information was immediately released.

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