Nashville

At least six people killed in tornadoes

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HENDERSONVILLE, TN – A series of devastating tornadoes swept through Middle Tennessee on Saturday, resulting in at least six fatalities, including a child, and leaving over 160,000 residents without electricity. The violent storms caused widespread destruction, flipping cars, uprooting trees, and ripping apart homes and buildings. The Big Play game center in Hendersonville saw its roof collapse under the force of the storm. The Community Baptist Church on Dickerson Pike in Nashville was left in …

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Uber passenger targeted in fatal shooting

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NASHVILLE, TN – A young man lost his life in a drive-by shooting after being targeted in a rideshare vehicle on Interstate 65 in Nashville on Saturday. Authorities reported the 26-year-old victim, Stephen Rouse III, succumbed to his injuries at TriStar Skyline Medical Center, as stated by the Metro Nashville Police Department. The investigation began when the authorities were alerted to a walk-in shooting victim at the Dickerson Pike hospital at around 3:11 p.m. The …

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Twice deported Honduran implicated in two grisly murders

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NASHVILLE, TN – A Honduran national with a history of deportations from the U.S. now faces two counts of homicide in separate incidents in Nashville. Kevin Castro-Garcia, 31, is the prime suspect in the brutal deaths of two men whose remains were found under grisly circumstances. Elmer Nahum Miranda-Martinez, 37, was discovered in the trunk of a burned-out car in a secluded area on Franklin Limestone Road in late September. Authorities believe Miranda-Martinez was fatally …

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Nashville police kill man who was holding roommate hostage

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In Nashville, a man suspected of holding a housemate hostage at knifepoint was shot and killed by the police after advancing towards them with the weapon. Late on Monday, a confrontation ensued, resulting in a man holding another individual hostage within a residence, as outlined by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Metro Nashville Police entered the premises and attempted to engage the suspect by communicating through a door. They took immediate action and entered the …

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