Crime & Safety

Man Injured In Shooting Near Nashville Zoo

A man who was shot in the leg Sunday night is not cooperating with Nashville police, they say.

NASHVILLE, TN — A South Nashville man is expected to recover after he was shot in the leg Sunday evening. Police were called to Coventry Drive near the Nashville Zoo around 6:30 Sunday night on a shots-fired report.

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They found a man with a gunshot wound to the leg, who was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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The victim, however, is not cooperating with police.

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