Accused Murderer Turns Himself In

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NASHVILLE, Tenn.- A man accused of murder turned himself in Saturday afternoon at the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters. Phillip D. Morton, 49, is accused of killing 29-year-old Keith Gaston.

Gaston, who was from Yazoo City, Mississippi, was sitting on a stool when he was shot. Police say the gunman then walked out of the bar. Police said Morton turned himself in Saturday, but he refused to talk to detectives.

He's in jail on a $350,000 bond.

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