Saturday, Carpenter's friends gather at Richland Park Pavilion on Charlotte Pike in West Nashville.NASHVILLE, Tenn.- At the
start of the month when temperatures soared above 100 degrees, Metropolitan
Nashville Police discovered Kenneth Carpenter dead inside a storage unit on
Murfreesboro Pike. The tragedy serves as a reminder of how the stifling heat
poses dangers to Nashville's homeless community.
Saturday, friends from
Carpenter's favorite hangout, The Little Pantry That Could held a
memorial service in his honor at Richland Park Pavilion on Charlotte Pike in West Nashville. They say he was more than a friend, and that he
was part of their family.
"It's easy just to look at
these people and think, ‘Well it's just a homeless guy.' He was really
important. He was just like me and you," said Stacy Downey.
Carpenter's
friends say they hope this reminds people about the struggles facing the
homeless community.
