Crime & Safety

Man Shot in Leg in Apparent Botched Robbery in South Nashville

Police searching for suspect in early-morning Fairfield Avenue shooting

A man was shot in the leg in an apparent failed robbery in South Nashville.

Police tell WSMV the man called 911 around 6:30 Monday morning to say he had been shot in the leg two hours earlier during the course of an ultimately-unsuccessful robbery attempt on Fairfield Avenue.

The man is in good condition at a local hospital. Police are looking for the suspects.

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