Crime & Safety
Suspect in November La Vergne Shootout Arrested
On the run for more than two months, Joshua Simmons was arrested Monday by La Vergne Police.
LA VERGNE, TN — After more than two months on the lam, the suspect in a strange midafternoon shootout in La Vergne in November was arrested Monday.
Joshua Simmons, 27, was taken into custody by La Vergne Police Monday on five charges, including attempted first-degree murder.
Simmons was identified as the prime suspect in the November 22 inter-vehicle shootout at the intersection of Nir Shreibman Boulevard and Murfreesboro Road.
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Investigators said Simmons fired shots at another vehicle at the intersection. The other man was wounded and exited his car, which caused the vehicle to strike a third, uninvolved car.
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