East Nashville Carjacking Sends 2 To Hospital

NASHVILLE, TN — Two men have been hospitalized — one with life-threatening injuries — after being shot by a carjacker at a Dickerson Pike convenience store Thursday night.

The men were inside the TigerMarket on Dickerson Pike when they saw a man getting into their Chevrolet Trailblazer. When they went outside to confront him, the man shot them both, also striking the store's window, and fled in the SUV.

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One man was struck in the abdomen and taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. His injuries are not life-threatening. The second, however, was hit in the leg and lost a significant amount of blood and is hospitalized at nearby Skyline Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.

The Trailblazer was found nearby a short time later, crashed and abandoned.

Police are reviewing the store's surveillance footage to identify the shooter, who arrived at the store with four other people in a Ford Focus.

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