One Killed In North Nashville Nightclub Shooting

NASHVILLE, TN — One man is dead and another is fighting for his life after a shooting at a north Nashville nightclub with a history of violence.

Shots rang out at the Kilimanjaro nightclub on Artic Avenue near Brick Church Pike at 5:15 Sunday morning. Two men were hit, one in the head, and both were taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where one died. The other has life-threatening injuries.

Metro police are searching for the suspected male shooter, described as a black man with long dreadlocks and 6 feet 1 inch tall.

It is the second deadly shooting at the nightclub. In May 2015, 17-year-old Brandon Williams was gunned down on the dance floor. In July of that year, Christian Evans, 19, was charged with criminal homicide, later upgraded to premeditated/intentional first-degree murder and felony murder.

The Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission in June 2015, noting that the club had a history of difficulty maintaining order, prohibited Kilimanjaro from selling any alcohol except for beer.

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