Teen charged for shooting at 3 men at Bellevue apartment complex
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Metro Police arrested an 18-year-old for allegedly shooting at three teens in a Bellevue apartment complex parking lot.
Police charged Kejuan Johnson with three counts of aggravated assault. The arrest comes after he shot at the teens sitting in the bed of one of the teen’s pickup trucks just after 5 p.m. at the Forest Park Apartments at 6934 Highway 70 South.
According to the arrest affidavit, the three teens were sitting in the parking lot when a silver sedan pulled up at the end of their street and fired two or three shots. A juvenile was shot in the leg by one of the shots. Two of the teens in the truck returned fire, and the sedan fled.
Before 6 p.m., Johnson’s mother called Police to report that her car had been “shot up” and wanted officers to meet her at a convenience store.
Johnson was brought to the store and at first stated he was driving and was shot at and drove away from the scene, denying that he had fired a weapon. Eventually, Johnson admitted he did shoot but said he was not the person who fired first.
Police determined that Johnson was the “primary aggressor” and shot first at the three victims based on interviews with the victims and a witness not associated with the victims.
The teen who was shot refused transport. According to the affidavit, officers noticed a bullet graze mark on the backside of his right leg.
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