5 Shot In Nashville In 24 Hours

NASHVILLE, TN -- There were at least five separate shootings in Nashville between Friday and Saturday night, according to Metro Police.

The first in the rash of apparently unconnected shootings was 9:15 p.m. Friday at Carl's Corner, a bar on Nolensville Road near the Nashville Zoo. Police arrived to find a trail of bed and shell casings scattered across the parking lot. Witnesses reportedly told officers an long-running dispute between the staff and some patrons of the bar escalated and ended with someone firing a gun inside. One person was taken to Southern Hills Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

Fifteen minutes later, a man sitting in his car in the 800 block of Bell Road was approached by a person who demanded his belongings at gunpoint. The driver tried to wrestle the gun away from the robber, but the gun went off and injured his hand.

At 12:30 a.m. Saturday, a homeowner in the 1200 block of Villa Place in Edgehill heard gunshots coming from another room of his room. He found the victim shot in the abdomen and arm. He told police the woman had visitors and he believes they shot her. The woman was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Her condition is unknown.

Finally, at 4:30 Saturday afternoon, a 50-year old man was shot in the leg near the intersection of Peabody Street and Seventh Avenue. Investigators say the man was arguing with another man, when the second man pulled a gun and shot the 50-year-old. The victim has non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect was arrested but not immediately identified.

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