Crime & Safety

Man Shot Dead In North Nashville, Suspect On The Run

A man was found dead inside a home at 16th Avenue and Ireland Street late Saturday.

NASHVILLE, TN — Police are looking for the person who shot and killed a man in North Nashville late Saturday.

Neighbors called police around 11:30, reporting gunshots near 16th Avenue and Ireland Street. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Middle Tennessee Patch morning newsletter.)

Police found the victim dead from a gunshot wound inside a nearby home around midnight. Detectives say the suspect is a black man standing 6-feet-2-inches, wearing all black.

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