Crime & Safety
Man Critically Wounded During An Armed Robbery Valentine's Night In Nashville Has Died
Two teens charged with attempted murder in the case will have those charges upgraded to criminal homicide.
Chauncey Gray, 24, who was critically wounded during an armed robbery Valentine’s night outside the Marathon market at 234 W. Trinity Lane has died from his injuries.
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Two teens, Brian Cook Jr., 17, and Demontaz Jones, 16, are currently charged with attempted murder in the case. Those charges will be upgraded to criminal homicide.
Cook and Jones were both arrested in February for shooting a 20-year-old man in the leg while attempting to rob him and his girlfriend on Valentine’s evening at the Shell market on Shelby Avenue in East Nashville.
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Cook is additionally charged with another attempted murder count for shooting another 20-year-old man on February 16 in the 600 block of Dew Street.
Cook’s charges have been filed in the adult system because he was previously adjudicated as an adult in a Montgomery County criminal case. Jones’ charges have been filed in Juvenile Court.
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