Woman dead following accidental shooting in Nashville , Metro police say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A 25-year-old woman died after a shooting at a home near Herman Street in Nashville Sunday morning, according to authorities.
The shooting happened shortly before 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 5 in the 900 block of 16th Avenue North.
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At 5:15 p.m., the Metro Nashville Police Department announced on social media a woman was shot inside an apartment on the block. She was later identified as Elonshe Williams and reportedly died at the hospital.
Williams was visiting a 26-year-old friend and her two children at her apartment on 16th Avenue when Williams was shot and killed.
The deadly shooting is being investigated as accidental and detectives are working to corroborate a 3-year-old fired a semi-automatic pistol Williams brought into the apartment, according to Metro police.
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Metro police reported Williams’ death is currently unclassified. No additional details have been released about this incident.
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