3rd deadly shooting in just over 3 days reported in JC Napier area
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Within 74 hours, a total of three people have been shot and killed in Nashville’s JC Napier neighborhood, according to authorities.
Metro Nashville dispatch said a shooting was reported near the intersection of Winfrey Street and Lewis Street shortly before 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 26.
According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, officers from the Hermitage Precinct responded to the 600 block of Lewis Street after a caller said a male had been shot and was laying on the ground.
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When authorities arrived at the scene, they said they found the victim and provided medical care until the Nashville Fire Department took over. An ambulance brought the victim to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
After reviewing surveillance cameras in the area, Homicide Unit detectives believe the victim was walking along Lewis Street with a pistol in his hand when he had “a verbal exchange” with another person, according to officials. Then, gunfire reportedly erupted between the victim and another unknown individual.
Police said the victim was hit and fled along Lewis Street before he collapsed. The victim allegedly tossed his gun over a fence onto Metro Water Department property, but the weapon was later recovered.
The investigation into Sunday’s incident — including the identity of the man who was fatally shot — is still ongoing. No additional details have been released.
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This marks the third deadly shooting in the JC Napier neighborhood in about as many days.
The first shooting occurred just after 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 23 in the 100 block of Fain Street, led to the death of 63-year-old Alan Howard and the arrest of 30-year-old Timothy Gibbons Jr., according to officials. Gibbons told officers he and Howard had been drinking since the night before, but after one of Howard’s friends come to the home and Howard got into that person’s vehicle, Howard allegedly became “aggressive” and started hitting Gibbons, so Gibbons pulled out a gun and Howard was shot in the chest.
Then, shortly before 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 25, 29-year-old Bryan Lewis was shot in the 600 block of Charles E. Davis Boulevard and reportedly died at a local hospital. A 23-year-old told detectives that he shot Lewis because he “believed that Lewis was about to shoot him,” so police said they are investigating the self-defense claim.
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