Man shot with semi-automatic rifle outside friend’s home, police say
The shooting suspect is in custody and charged with attempted criminal homicide.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A man is in critical condition after getting shot outside a home in South Nashville and a suspect is in custody, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department.
On Tuesday night, a man was sitting inside a car on Shawn Drive with his girlfriend when 19-year-old Eduardo Paz, armed with a semi-automatic rifle, approached the car on foot and fired multiple shots through the front windshield and hood, hitting the victim multiple times. Paz then fled the scene.
The arrest affidavit states that Paz is the ex-boyfriend of the victim’s current girlfriend. He faces charges of attempted criminal homicide and aggravated assault.
The victim was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. Paz remains jailed on a $550,000 bond, according to MNPD.
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