By Erika Hernandez
13 Oct 2024, 12:54 PM EDT
Authorities reported that A suspect opened fire near Tennessee State University (TSU) in Nashville on Saturday nightkilling at least one person and injuring several more.
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) announced that The fatal shooting took place shortly before a homecoming football game was to begin. At approximately 5:10 p.m. TSU faced Eastern Illinois University at Nissan Stadium.
“Several victims were injured following a shooting at Jefferson Street and 27th Avenue North,” police wrote on Facebook at 6:30 p.m.
“The scene is secure and the victims are in area hospitals,” they added.
In an update, police said that a 24-year-old man had died and there were 10 confirmed victims.
“At this time, there are 10 victims who have been confirmed to have been involved in that shooting, one of whom is deceased,” MNPD Public Information Officer Brooke Reese said during a briefing.
“Five of them were transported from the Nashville Fire Department to local hospitals,” he said. “Five others were transported in private vehicles.”
Reese said the three non-critical victims were minors and were transported to a nearby children’s hospital.
He stressed that it is suspected that At least one of the injured was involved in the shooting.
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