Crime & Safety
Man Shot in Hermitage Bar Parking Lot
Neither the victim nor the suspects were believed to have been drinking at the Rusty Nail before the shooting.
HERMITAGE, TN — A man is recovering after being shot in the leg outside a Hermitage Bar early Thursday.
Police say the victim and another man met another pair of men shortly after 1 a.m. outside the Rusty Nail on Andrew Jackson Way. After being shot, the wounded man was taken to TriStar Summit Medical Center where he is recovering from non-life-threatening injuries.
Police found shell casings and a bullet hole in the side of a car at the bar; none of the four men involved had been patronizing the Rusty Nail.
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The suspects are white and black males, both around 6 feet tall and between 25 and 30 years old.
Both men were wearing baggy blue jeans and black t-shirts. The white suspect had a shaved head, while the black suspect had short dreadlocks. The men may be driving a light-colored Chevrolet Malibu.
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They may possibly be traveling in a light-colored Chevy Malibu.
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