Stray Bullets, Perhaps From Celebratory Gunfire, Injure 2 During Nashville Fireworks

NASHVILLE, TN — Police believe guns fired in celebration led to two people being hit by stray bullets downtown during Nashville's Independence Day celebration Tuesday.

A woman on Interstate 40 near the Hermitage Avenue exit was cut by shattered glass when a bullet broke her windshield as the fireworks began. Her injuries were minor and she was not hospitalized. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Middle Tennessee Patch morning newsletter.)

Meanwhile, across downtown at Fifth Avenue and Broadway, a man was shot and taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

While no suspects have been identified in either shooting, investigators believe that celebratory gunfire may have been involved in both incidents.

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