Crime & Safety
Teen Girl Shot In Talbot's Corner Drive-By
Police believe a 16-year-old girl was shot with a bullet intended for her brother Saturday.
NASHVILLE, TN — A 16-year-old was shot in a drive-by near Talbot's Corner Saturday afternoon and investigators believe the bullet was meant for her brother.
Around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, the girl was sitting on her front porch on Barbara Lynn Way and a silver Nissan Sedan began driving towards her home from Lauren Evelyn Way and someone in the car opened fire.
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The girl was taken to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Her brother was not injured.
Police say the suspect is a 19-year-old black man.
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