Domestic dispute ends in gunfire with children nearby

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Metro Police are investigating a shooting in the Hickory Heights neighborhood from Wednesday night.

According to police, a man and two women were shot around 11:45 p.m. at an apartment on Zermatt Avenue.

40-year-old Tarell Lewis and his girlfriend were fighting when the two pulled out guns and shot each other. The girlfriend was shot in the upper left chest and her friend, who came over to help, was shot in the shoulder. Lewis was also hit in the exchange, according to police.

Police said three children, belonging to Lewis and his girlfriend, were inside the apartment at the time of the shooting. None of the children were injured in the shooting.

The women drove to a nearby Waffle House on Old Hickory Blvd for help and Lewis drove himself to a General Hospital before being transported to Vanderbilt Medical Center for treatment. Lewis remains in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Lewis is a felon with prior drug and weapon possession convictions on his record. He is facing two counts of aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and felon in possession of a handgun. He also has a warrant for domestic violence involving his ex-girlfriend from February 11.