Nashville Gunfight Kills 1, Injures Another

NASHVILLE, TN — A gun battle near Brick Church Pike ended with the death of one person and left a second hospitalized Tuesday.

The pair were driving on Village Trail, sparking an exchange of gunfire between them and a person on a sidewalk. Both of the car's occupants were struck by bullets, but the driver managed to make it to the Exxon in Talbot's Corner — three miles away — to call for help. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Middle Tennessee Patch morning newsletter.)

Both of the victims were taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where one was pronounced dead, Nashville's 71st homicide victim of 2017.

Neither of the victims have been identified. Investigators are working to develop a suspect description.

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