Update: Victim ID'd in car crash turned into homicide investigation by Nashville police
What police initially began investigating as an early morning car crash turned into a homicide investigation when they learned the victim was shot.
Nashville police officers were called to the scene of a crash in the 1400 block of Brick Church Pike shortly before 2 a.m. Friday. The vehicle, traveling at a high rate of speed, lost control and crashed through a pole before stopping in a nearby parking lot.
By 5:30 a.m. police said they were now investigating a homicide.
The victim, an adult man, has not been identified and police have not announced any arrests in the case.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Update
Homicide detectives are seeking the leads in the Friday 1:50 a.m. shooting that claimed the life of Richard Wilder, 43, of Nashville. Wilder was found deceased in the driver’s seat of a wrecked pickup truck in the 1400 block of Brick Church Pike.
Metro PD believe he was shot nearby while in his vehicle and crashed after being struck. The motive still remains unknown.
Anyone with information pertaining to Wilder’s murder is urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Nashville detectives investigating homicide after high-speed car crash
