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Man Arrested In Fatal Stabbing Of 19-Year-Old

Posted at 3:59 AM, Jun 22, 2017
and last updated 2017-06-22 12:28:44-04

A man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a 19-year-old in south Nashville. 

Metro Nashville Police officers responded to the scene at the Gold Star Market on Murfreesboro Pike around 1:30 Thursday morning.

Police said the victim, Joshua Taylor, was found with stab wounds to the neck and was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Bystanders called 911 after spotting the body and said they found the victim in a pool of blood. 

Police later arrested 49-year-old Mitchell Tarver in the case.

No additional details were available.