Crime & Safety
Man Admits To East Nashville Murder: Police
A 19-year-old woman was shot and killed Tuesday night at Cayce Homes.
EAST NASHVILLE, TN — A 19-year-old woman was shot and killed at James Cayce Homes Tuesday night and a man confessed to the crime, according to police.
Vastoria Lucas, 19, died after being shot near a playground on South Eighth Court around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Police pursued a gold four-door sedan believed to be connected with the shooting and found it stuck in traffic near the Shelby Avenue exit on Interstate 24. Police interviewed the car's three occupants and Kevin C. Smith, 28, admitted to the shooting, officers said.
Smith is charged with criminal homicide.
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