Police identify two victims following triple murder in Antioch

NASHVILEE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Metro Nashville Police Department has identified two out of three victims following Friday night’s triple murder in Antioch .

On Monday, police said the victims are all believed to be from the Atlanta area, including 22-year-old Jesus Gallardo-Ramirez.

Investigators also positively identified a 48-year-old as one of the men killed. His identity won’t be released until his family is notified.

The victims were all found dead Friday night after officers responded to a 911 call, finding one man dead on the front porch and two men dead inside.

Authorities are still searching for potential suspects, who are believed to have run to a nearby vehicle and drove off.  Aaron Jaden, a neighbor living a few houses down from the scene, told News 2 that he and his brother heard multiple shots that night and his brother saw the group running away from the home.

“It was a red car, and about six people ran into the car and they just drove off,” Jaden said.

Detectives are also looking for the woman who arrived to the home with the victims in a Honda sedan with temporary Georgia tags. Police said they found a purse near the backside of the house, which leads them to believe she ran away unharmed. Detectives are urging her to get in contact with investigators.

The triple murder Friday night has shaken up residents and employees in the area.

“It’s horrible,” said Ben Freeland, a local business owner near Antioch. “What a tragedy for any community, and while that community is about four or five miles from this location in particular, it has a horrible effect, not only for their families but also up and down the streets there.”

Freeland helped found the Crossings Nashville Action Partnership, or CNAP, a non-profit working to enhance the quality of life for people in southeast Nashville.

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Records revealed the home at 223 Bart Drive was recently sold in July. According to investigators, the home was barely furnished and was being leased by a person in Atlanta.

According to police, the 911 call for the shooting also came from someone in Atlanta who reportedly called on behalf of a Spanish-speaking friend who wanted police to respond to a fight at that address.

Anyone with more information regarding this case is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (615) 742-7463 .

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