Crime & Safety
Uncle Shot Trying To Stop White's Creek Carjacking
A man was hospitalized after intervening in his nephew's would-be carjacking in White's Creek.
NASHVILLE, TN -- A man was shot in the arm trying to foil his nephew's carjacking Friday night.
According to police, a black Ford Fusion pulled up next to a white sedan at the Marathon station in the 7500 block of Old Hickory Boulevard. A passenger got out of the Fusion and demanded the driver of the sedan get out of the car.
The uncle of the sedan's driver, who was in a minivan behind him, tried to intervene in the would-be theft and was shot in the arm, according to police. He was hospitalized but his injuries are not life threatening.
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Metro Police said the Fusion was last seen on Old Hickory Boulevard heading toward Dickerson Pike.
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