Detectives Working To ID Man Wanted For Questioning In Shooting On 8th Avenue N And Broadway

From the City of Nashville:

June 4, 2021

Central Precinct detectives are working to identify a man wanted for questioning in Thursday’s 6:50 p.m. shooting on 8th Avenue North at Broadway that wounded a man.

The victim had been arguing with a woman when two men approached and tried to intervene on her behalf. The men got into a physical altercation when one of the men pulled out a handgun and fired, striking the victim in the lower abdomen. Both men fled. The woman also did not stay at the scene. The victim was transported to Vanderbilt Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

The man wanted for questioning changed his clothes after the shooting, from a black t-shirt and gray shorts to red shorts and a black tank top.

Anyone who recognizes the man from the attached surveillance photos is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.

Suspect prior to changing clothes

Suspect on right

Suspect after changing clothes

Suspect after changing clothes

Suspect after changing clothes

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