Police investigate shooting near Shelby Avenue
A shooting in East Nashville injured one person late Friday evening. The Metro Nashville Police Department responded to reports of gunfire shortly after 9 p.m. at the intersection of Shelby Avenue and South 10th Street. When officers arrived at the scene they found an individual suffering from a gunshot wound. The injured person was taken…
Hate crime investigation underway at Meharry campus
A hateful message was found on the campus of Meharry Medical College and is now under investigation. Metro Nashville Police say the message was written in chalk on the barrier of a parking deck. Although the message was nonviolent, the college and city leaders are treating the matter seriously. The graffiti used a racial slur…
Deadly apartment parking lot shooting leads to arrests
A 25-year-old man named Ever Domingo-Mazariegos was shot and killed in the parking lot of Crestridge Apartments in Nashville on August 29. The Metro Nashville Police Department say a 16-year-old, Juan Acoj-Tecu, and a 26-year-old, Emerson Depaz-Pangan, are accused in connection with this deadly shooting. According to police reports, Depaz-Pangan got into an argument with…
New childcare facility offers support for families
A new childcare center has opened in North Nashville. It is the first of four planned centers for the area. The facility measures 7,400 square feet and will accommodate up to 75 children. Thirty of the spaces are reserved for children associated with Renewal House, an organization that supports women in recovery. This arrangement is…
Billboard sparks feud between Steak N’ Shake and Cracker Barrel
Steak N’ Shake has taken credit for a billboard that appeared this week in West Nashville calling on Cracker Barrel to fire its CEO. The billboard mimicked Cracker Barrel’s recently controversial rebranded logo. On Thursday afternoon, Steak N’ Shake posted on its official X account admitting responsibility for putting it up. In its post the…
Music World Mourns Brett James, Hitmaker Behind “Jesus Take the Wheel”
Brett James a highly respected songwriter, producer, and inductee into the National Songwriters Hall of Fame has died at the age of 57 following a small-engine airplane crash, the Hall of Fame confirmed. Authorities have not yet released full details of the accident and the investigation is ongoing. The news has sent waves of sorrow…
Brentwood preparing to open 2000 time capsule
The city of Brentwood is inviting the public to a special event on Sunday, October 5 at 2 p.m. Officials will open a time capsule sealed in the year 2000. Residents are welcomed to attend and see what was placed inside nearly a quarter-century ago. Preparations for the unveiling are underway, as city leaders make…
Police arrest suspect in armed robbery of Nashville dealership
A man has been arrested after allegedly stealing an SUV from a Nashville car dealership while armed with a BB gun. Metro Nashville Police’s Robbery Unit was called to Serra Chevrolet on Gallatin Pike North on Wednesday just before 3 p.m. following reports of an armed robbery. The victim in the case is a sales…
21-year-old discovered in McDonald’s lot after search
A 21-year-old woman who was reported missing was discovered dead in a McDonald’s parking lot in La Vergne, Tennessee. Authorities say she had failed to return home after her shift at work on Tuesday. Her body was found inside a vehicle located off Murfreesboro Road on Wednesday. Her identity was confirmed as Jocelynn Krauss. Law…
DEA probe leads to MS-13 arrests in multiple states
The DEA and its partner agencies dismantled an MS-13 cell in Nashville, Tennessee, after a nine month investigation. On Tuesday authorities executed search warrants across Nashville, Tennessee, California, and Oklahoma that led to the arrest of at least 17 MS-13 members and their associates. The search warrants in Nashville resulted in agents seizing a variety…
