NASHVILLE,
Tenn. - A Nashville woman was shot to death inside her home near the Tennessee
State Fairgrounds.
Metro police said 30-year-old Tameka Vines'
6-year-old daughter found her body Wednesday morning. Vines' 11-year-old
daughter was also inside the home on Magnolia Road. Police are looking for a person of interest, but they haven't released a name. Vines' relatives are still in shock abou.t the murder in South Nashville's Vine Hill development. They said the single mother of two worked hard. "Her daughter came in saying she was in a lot of blood," said Jameia Moon, a cousin. "I just ran out the house. I'm running through the backyard calling 911." Moon said after entering the she saw a blanket covered Vines' body. Moon said she lay in a pool of blood with a gunshot in her head. "Tamika was
such a sweet person, I couldn't think of any reason to kill her like that," said
Dannanna Morency, an aunt. "It doesn't appear they have any knowledge
or that they witnessed the shooting," said Metro police spokeswoman Kristin
Mumford. "Just simply the 6-year-old walked in and found her mother."
No one heard a gunshot, only a loud thud that startled Vines' older child.
"Her daughter was asleep and she said she heard a loud noise and thought it
was in her dream," Moon said. "She said it sounded like a cabinet closing."
Vines' family doesn't feel this was a random shooting "The way her
body was covered up, it seems like it was someone that knew her," Morency
said. Despite it being a relatively safe neighborhood, at least one of
Vines' neighbors said she wants to move."I'm ready to go," Lisa Lowery
said. "I don't want to stay here no more. Just too much going on." Vines moved to Nashville from Chattanooga about a year ago. Her family
said she wanted a new start. They said she had a new job and was active in her
church.
Her daughters will stay her aunt until other relatives arrive.
The oldest girl will probably go with her grandmother, while the youngest will
go with her father, who has joint custody.
A Teenager is pleading with his community to help solve the murder of his cousin who was murdered in Edgehill earlier this week. Michael Lavender, 17, is learning a tough lesson about gun violence.Police said his cousin, 25-year-old Matthew Hailey, was gunned down just before 8 p.m. Tuesday, and so far they have no leads. "He was shot eight times, like a dog, like nobody cared nothing about him... It couldn't be an accident. It had to be a grudge because he was shot eight times," said Lavender.
Officers arrived on the scene to find Hailey dead on the front porch of an apartment. Police said he was shot down in the middle of the street in the 1400 block of 11th Avenue South and then tried to run to a nearby house for help. Witnesses reported seeing two young men running from the scene. Hailey's family believes someone out there has more information but may be scared to come forward. "I think somebody knows something, and seen something. They just don't want to speak up about the situation, and I would love for them to call to let somebody know something, so it can be solved," said Lavender. Hailey's family said there is a "no snitching" culture among
young people in the neighborhood, but they want to send a message that the
violence has to stop and cooperation with police is a must. "Instead
of picking up guns and knives and stuff... Maybe we can talk everything out,"
Lavender said.
The woman found shot to death
Wednesday night in an overgrown lot on Wickson Avenue in the Woodbine area has been identified as 27-year-old Allison Monique Davis. Metro police said
Davis had been dead for several days when her body was discovered around 5:30 p.m She carried no identification and was identified through her fingerprints Earlier this year, Davis lived in the Madison area but her family didn't know where she had recently been staying. Detectives
are pursuing leads as the investigation into her death continues.
Police have identified the man who was killed in a shooting Thursday night near a school in East Nashville. Police said 29-year-old Horace Fentress, Jr. was fatally shot while walking near the intersection of Walton Lane and Maplewood Trace around 10:30 p.m. That is near Maplewood High School
and a bus yard in East Nashville. Police said Fentress and a 26-year-old friend were walking along Arrowhead Drive, when they were approached by two men in a tan or gold Chevrolet Impala. The friend told police that they were robbed. Fentress was allegedly shot and the other victim was pistol whipped. Police said the suspects then got back into the which was driven by a third person, and fled on Walton Lane.
"The
victim stated that at that time he fled the scene, and he flagged down three to
four individuals riding in a vehicle and advised them of exactly what took
place," said Captain Sebastian Gourdin with Metro Police
Department.
A 22-year-old was found shot to death after neighbors heard several shots fired in east Nashville Sunday night. The shooting happened on South Sixth Street in the James Cayce public housing development around 9:30 p.m. The victim, identified as Dorell Hayes, was shot once in the chest and pronounced dead at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Police said they did not immediately know a tive have suspect. Witnesses reported seeing a gold Mercury Grand Marquis leave the area at a high rate of speed.
Police have identified the man who was found shot to death at an Antioch apartment complex on Wednesday night.Calvin Davis, 27, was found on a sidewalk at the Noah's Landing apartment complex around 10:45 p.m. Detectives believe Davis met at least two men in a breezeway, and a confrontation took place. Several shots were fired; Davis was hit and ran to a sidewalk where he collapsed and died. Police said they found a
pistol next to Davis' body, and a bag of marijuana was found in the breezeway.
Police were working to identify the men who met with Davis late Wednesday. "Again, at this point, what we really need is help from citizens. If they saw anything like so many times citizens give us that information that leads to the arrest of the suspect that caused this crime tonight," said Metro Police captain Ken Walburn.
Davis was the father of three small children, a student at ITT Tech, and worked full time at a warehouse.
The man fatally wounded in the area of Lewis & Lafayette Streets in the
J.C. Napier public housing development late Sunday night is identified as Eric
Swanson, 30, who is last known to have lived on Lafayette Street.
The investigation to this point shows that Swanson was walking on Lewis
Street when he was shot. He ran to his girlfriend’s residence nearby. While on
the back porch, a red vehicle pulled up and transported Swanson to the VA
Hospital (the person in the red car did not stay with the victim). From there,
Swanson was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he died
during surgery. Police were notified of the shooting by Vanderbilt
The man fatally wounded in the area of Lewis & Lafayette Streets in the
J.C. Napier public housing development late Sunday night is identified as Eric
Swanson, 30, who is last known to have lived on Lafayette Street.
The investigation to this point shows that Swanson was walking on Lewis
Street when he was shot. He ran to his girlfriend’s residence nearby. While on
the back porch, a red vehicle pulled up and transported Swanson to the VA
Hospital (the person in the red car did not stay with the victim). From there,
Swanson was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he died
during surgery. Police were notified of the shooting by Vanderbilt
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