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Yahoo
05-07-2025
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Police say three people who went to 'Let Freedom Sing' event hit by celebratory gunfire
Celebration turned dangerous as three Nashvillians were shot by apparent Fourth of July gunfire. Shortly after the music and fireworks ended at Centennial Park, three people were hit by falling bullets, police said. The victims were among 365,000 celebrants who attended the "Let Freedom Sing" events in Nashville, police said. All three victims were treated at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. A 60-year-old man was shot in the foot. A 58-year-old woman was shot in the chest. She had been sitting, waiting for a shuttle bus at the corner of 7th Avenue and Broadway. A 26-year-old woman was grazed by a bullet across the bridge of her nose as she waited for a ride at the corner of 1st Avenue and Demonbreun Street. Police call the injuries "non-critical." Nashville has a dubious recent history with Fourth of July shootings. In 2024, four people were shot after the downtown music and fireworks celebration. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: 3 who went to 'Let Freedom Sing' event hit by celebratory gunfire
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Yahoo
1 flown to hospital after tractor-trailer goes down embankment in Montgomery County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Montgomery County motorists may need to seek an alternate route Saturday evening while crews clear the scene of a tractor-trailer crash that left at least one person injured. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office's Facebook post from 6:31 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, Dixie Bee Road will be shut down for 'approximately the next couple of hours' due to cleanup efforts. 1 dead after pedestrian crash in Lewisburg, police say Authorities said a semi went off Interstate 24 and down the embankment onto Dixie Bee Road around 4:30 p.m. No other vehicles were involved in the incident. The sheriff's office said one person was being flown to an area hospital while another was being removed from the vehicle, but no major injuries were reported on her. After Montgomery County Fire Service requested assistance at mile marker 15 on I-24 West for an overturned tractor-trailer 'requiring heavy extrication,' Clarksville Fire Rescue announced at 7:22 p.m. that crews had successfully removed the second passenger from the cab of the vehicle. Fire officials added that 'the patient' was in stable condition and en route to Vanderbilt University Medical Center via LifeFlight, but they didn't specify whether that was the first passenger or the second passenger. READ MORE | Latest headlines from Clarksville and Montgomery County No additional details have been released about the crash, which is under investigation by Tennessee Highway Patrol. 📲 Download the News 2 app to stay updated on the go.📧 Sign up for WKRN email alerts to have breaking news sent to your inbox.💻 for Nashville, TN and all of Middle Tennessee. This is a developing story. WKRN News 2 will continue to update this article as new information becomes available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
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Woman charged with assault following Hopkinsville shooting
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (WKRN) — A woman was taken into custody after a man was shot in the neck last week in Hopkinsville, officials said. According to the Hopkinsville Police Department's Facebook post from Friday, May 30, a call came in just before 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 21 about shots fired near E 2nd Street and Liberty Street. Hopkinsville and Clarksville police work together to arrest burglary suspect Officers and detectives responded to the scene and quickly found the victim, who was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the neck, law enforcement said. Authorities said they interviewed the victim, who identified the person who shot him as 21-year-old Shadymon Buckner. The victim had reportedly gotten into an argument with Buckner before the shooting. ⏩ While officers and detectives were trying to track down Buckner, she turned herself in to the police department, according to officials. Investigators executed a search warrant in the 1000 block of Howell Street and found the gun that Buckner had allegedly tossed after the shooting. Police said Buckner was arrested for first-degree assault. No additional details have been released about this case. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
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Hit-and-runs lead to renewed push for LPR cameras in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — There's a push for the return of license plate recognition technology following two hit-and-run crashes in Nashville over the past week. However, some community members are concerned those cameras could be used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A Florida man visiting Nashville with his family for his 21st birthday was seriously injured after a silver Mitsubishi Mirage hit him at a Church Street crosswalk, threw him airborne, and drove off on Sunday, May 18, as seen in surveillance video. His mother spoke with News 2 after the incident and questioned Nashville's lack of LPR cameras. Mother pushes for LPRs in Nashville after son injured in hit-and-run crash Then, on Wednesday, May 21, a 23-year-old Nashville woman was crossing Bell Road on an electric bike when she was hit by a dark sedan, which sped off, running several red lights along the way, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. The bicyclist was brought to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she died. District 32 Metro Councilwoman Joy Styles is calling for the city to reinstall its LPR cameras. She believes this technology will help catch those two hit-and-run drivers, as well as help with other crime efforts. 'We are living in very difficult times because we continue to have issues with crime in Nashville and we also are having issues regarding the federal enforcement and ICE officers,' Styles said. Grandmother of bicyclist killed in Antioch hit-and-run pleads for driver to come forward According to Styles, ICE agents and other federal authorities won't have access to LPRs. However, News 2 spoke with several leaders in Nashville's Hispanic community who shared their concerns. 'We have seen here, specifically in our own backyard here in Nashville, with indiscriminate and cruel increased immigration enforcement,' Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition Government Relations Manager Luis Mata said. 'We know that our federal and state leaders, we know their intentions, right? And that is to use local resources against our immigrant residents.' Demonstrators rally against ICE presence in South Nashville Churches have also expressed unease over LPRs since some of their congregants are worried about potential deportations. 'I think that there has to be a separation of power, how it is in our Constitution, written by Thomas Jefferson, and I think that we should not be harassing people or targeting people,' Pastor Isaac Gomez said. Gomez is working to protect his congregation, saying he believes the Hispanic community is unfairly targeted. | READ MORE | For the second year in a row, Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell did not include funding specifically for LPR technology in his proposed budget, but he told News 2 he believes there is room in the numbers to include LPRs. 'If we can get our proposed LPR policy framework through the Metro Council, we believe we could fund that initiative,' O'Connell said. 'And I think there would be many different opportunities. You're not going to see a line item in there for it, but I think the capacity is there.' Meanwhile, a Vanderbilt University poll released in April found that 83% of respondents supported allowing MNPD to use roadside cameras to identify vehicles tied to violent crimes, stolen vehicles, and missing persons 'if they are tied to strict limitations on use and data protection.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
