17-Year-Old Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of Fellow Teen

NASHVILLE, TN — A 17-year-old is charged with criminal homicide in the fatal shooting of another teenager at James Cayce Homes.

Metro Police say Antonio Gordon-Jenkins, 17, was in one of the two groups of young men arguing with one another when he fired a gun, which hit and killed Deberianah Begley, 16, on the night of October 8.

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Begley was sitting on a porch in the courtyard where the young men had gathered. Witnesses told Metro Police that there were three or four men in the groups that squared off before the shooting and that the gunshots initially came from just one side. Begley was hit as she ran for cover, witnesses told investigators.

Police interviewed and then arrested Gordon-Jenkins Thursday afternoon. He is being held in juvenile detention.

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