Nashville Man Found Dead After Shooting Girlfriend

NASHVILLE, TN — A man who apparently shot and wounded his girlfriend was found dead after his wrecking his car. The man had a gunshot wound in his chest, though investigators say it was not immediately clear if someone else shot him or if it was self-inflicted.

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The woman's daughter called 911 after the man shot her mother, wounding her, in an apartment on University Court. Police then found the man in a wrecked car on nearby Carroll Street, three blocks away, with a gunshot wound to his chest. He was taken to the hospital where he died.

Police are interviewing witnesses and examining surveillance footage to piece together a sequence of events.

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