Nashville Man Murdered In Drug Deal Gone Bad: Police

NASHVILLE, TN — A Monday morning drug deal south of downtown Nashville turned deadly, Metro Police said.

Investigators say the 26-year-old man, who has not yet been identified, parked his car at the Z Mart convenience store at 24 Lafayette Street and then walked to a parking lot at the Tony Sudekum Apartments, where he met four people, allegedly to buy drugs. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Middle Tennessee Patch morning newsletter.)

During the deal, the man and the quartet began fighting and the victim was shot as he tried to flee around 1:20 a.m. He later died at the hospital.

Police are working to identify the victim's next of kin and determine the identities of the people he met in the parking lot.

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