Crime & Safety

Dodge Challenger Sought As Investigation Continues Into Sunday's Murder Of Debbie Boone In Nashville

The car had a green air freshener hanging from the rearview mirror. The driver wore a Nike "Just Do It" shirt.

May 4, 2020

North Precinct detectives need the community’s help in locating a dark colored Dodge Challenger with sport wheels, depicted in the attached photographs, which is believed to have been involved in Sunday morning’s murder of 37-year-old mother Debbie Boone.

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The car had a green air freshener hanging from the rearview mirror. The driver wore a Nike “Just Do It” shirt.

Boone and her 14-year-old daughter walked from their Cumberland View apartment to the Kwik-Sak Market at the intersection of Clarksville Pike & S. Hamilton Road shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday. As they were leaving, Boone recognized the driver of a GMC Yukon as a woman who lives in their community. Boone asked for a ride home and the driver obliged. After traveling a short distance, it is believed that a person in the Charger opened fire on the Yukon at the intersection of Clarksville Pike and 26th Avenue North. Boone was fatally wounded. Her daughter and the driver were not hurt.

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It remains unclear why the gunman shot at the Yukon.

Anyone with information about the pictured Dodge Challenger is asked to contact Nashville Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463. Callers to Crime Stoppers can remain anonymous and qualify for a cash reward. The web link to provide mobile tips is www.p3tips.com/161.


This press release was produced by the City of Nashville. The views expressed here are the author’s own.

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