Metro police investigating homicide after shooting in JC Napier area

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — After a shooting was reported Saturday afternoon in the JC Napier neighborhood of Nashville, authorities told News 2 the incident is being investigated as a homicide.

Metro Nashville Dispatch said the shooting began shortly before 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 25 from the 600 block of Charles E. Davis Boulevard.

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Dispatch initially told News 2 that one person was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center after the shooting. However, the Metro Nashville Police Department later reported it as a homicide.

Police said additional details would be released following the preliminary investigation into Saturday's shooting.

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This news comes two days after another shooting was reported in the JC Napier area. This incident, which occurred shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 23 in the 100 block of Fain Street, resulted in the death of 63-year-old Alan Howard and the arrest of 30-year-old Timothy Gibbons Jr.. according to officials.

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