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Fatal shooting investigated near TSU homecoming parade route
A man was found with at least one gunshot wound in an apartment on Nashville’s 16th Avenue North Saturday morning and was pronounced dead. Police were investigating, with no suspect information available by midmorning.
Nashville police are investigating after a man was found fatally shot inside an apartment in the 900 block of 16th Avenue North on Saturday morning, Oct. 17.
Emergency responders were dispatched shortly after 8 a.m., according to dispatch records. The man had at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead by Nashville Fire Department crews, officers at the scene said.
Investigators were working to establish what happened before the shooting. As of about 10:30 a.m., police had released no information about possible suspects.
The scene was a few blocks from Jefferson Street, where crowds were gathering for Tennessee State University’s Homecoming Parade. The shooting’s proximity to the event does not establish any connection between the two. TSU had been contacted for information about security arrangements, but no response was reported.